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What if we built Robert Bartini's Ground Effect Aircraft Carrier https://dj423fildxgac.cloudfront.net/fc6b316a-43b4-410f-8de6-08b7a7aa5331?format=jpeg&width=128
by jodrellblank 3y ago
What if we built Robert Bartini's Ground Effect Aircraft Carrier https://dj423fildxgac.cloudfront.net/fc6b316a-43b4-410f-8de6-08b7a7aa5331?format=jpeg&width=1280 https://dj423fildxgac.cloudfront.net/fc6b316a-43b4-410f-8de6...
except as a cargo ship^H^H cargo ekranoplan which could cross land as well as ocean?
- fragmede 3y agowhat's the energy expenditure for an ekranoplan vs a boat per mile?
- jodrellblank 3y agoWhatever it is, it’s surely made up for in coolness-per-mile. Like the imaginary giant cargo hovercraft from one of Arthur C Clarke’s stories.