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Electric “Ground Effect” Ferry Aircraft
- gridspy 4y agoSee also https://aerocorner.com/blog/ground-effect/ https://aerocorner.com/blog/ground-effect/
- rektide 4y agoI not so secretly "harbor" hopes for sea ports to find new liveliness, to be interesting new interlinked places. Buses and cars and bikes have pretty limited speed, limited over-surface area available, but a city on a big river or bay could potentially have really amazing reach/access... with a wing-in-ground transport, or hydrofoil, or other high speed vehicle. There's some fun speculative futures running around in my head- nice to hear there are some folks working on the tech, on making it happen.
- gridspy 4y agoPersonally, I wasn't even aware this tech was possible. It sounds like an awesome way to electrify over-water travel without the drag / instability of pushing through the ocean. I also harbor such hopes. Seaplanes are wonderfully versatile in where they can go, and these vehicles could also "sail" (in the air) where the water is too shallow for a regular vessel as long as the takeoff / landing areas are clear.