wing-in-ground effect craft
1Ground effect in aircraft — Aircraft may be affected by a number of ground effects, aerodynamic effects due to a flying body s proximity to the ground.One of the most important of these effects is the Wing In Ground effect, which refers to the reduction in drag experienced… …
2Ground effect vehicle — A ground effect vehicle, wing in ground effect vehicle (WIG), flarecraft, sea skimmer, ekranoplan, or wing in surface effect ship (WISE) is a vehicle that attains level flight near the surface of the Earth, made possible by a cushion of high… …
3List of ground effect vehicles — The following is a list of WIG or wing in ground effect craft, also referred to as water skimming Wingships or, in Russia, ekranoplans )(These does not include list of flying boats and seaplanes)AustraliaCommercial Ferry, private seaplane… …
4Sea Eagle (WIG craft) — thumb|300px|right Sea Eagle International Pty Ltd started in 2005 in Australia by Chris Holloway, a shipbuilder and an initiator in Australia for wing in effect development. The Sea Eagle Craft is first few of its kind that is commercialized in… …
5Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …
6Aamv — An AAMV is an Aerodynamically Alleviated Marine Vehicle, a high speed marine vehicle configuration that uses aerodynamically generated forces (lift) to ‘alleviate’ its weight. The advantage is that the hydrodynamic lift requested to sustain the… …
7Beriev Be-1 — NOTOC In 1956 Robert Ludvigovich Bartini approached the Beriev design bureau with a proposal for a Wing In Ground effect vehicle. The Be 1 became the first experimental prototype, used for exploring the stability and control of wing in ground… …
8United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force Reconnaissance — See also: United States Marine Corps Special Operations Capable Forces The United States Marine Corps have many reconnaissance elements that are valuable to a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) by providing the force and component commanders [i …
91st Fighter Wing — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 1st Fighter Wing caption= 1st Fighter Wing emblem dates= 1947 1952, 1956 present country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= role= Fighter: air dominance size= 40 F 22 Raptor 45 F 15… …
10List of seaplanes and flying boats — The following is a list of flying boats and seaplanes. These do not include WIG or Wing In Ground effect craft, also referred to as water skimming wingships or, in Russian, ekranoplans .Austro Hungary* Lohner L mdash; biplane flying boat (1910s)… …
