The US’s Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport (Regent) is reviving the wing-in-ground (WiG), or ’ground-effect’ concept, which it says is applicable for new types of maritime cargo and passenger vehicles.
The Seaglider’s ‘Viceroy’ design would allow it to fly at 180 mph, several metres above water, carrying a payload of 6.8 tonnes, using all-electric propulsion.
The designer is now working with ship classification society Lloyd’s Register to establish a class framework for the Viceroy concept, ...
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