But by carefully adjusting the throttle and control surfaces, [Peter] was able to keep his craft firmly planted in the ground effect most of the time. Seeing the large RC craft floating just a few ...

Ekranoplans are a curious class of vehicle; most well known for several Soviet craft designed to operate at sea, flying just above the waves in ground effect. [rctestflight] had accidentally come ...

A demonstration of an RC Ekranoplan, a ground effect vehicle, showing its unique hovering flight over surfaces and how it utilizes lift generated near the ground. The oil rustlers of West Texas ...

He bought two identical RC cars; one to mod and one to leave ... providing the largest ground effect area possible. Additionally, rather than two small fans, he fit one much larger fan to the ...

They might run on gas or electricity, but always use wheels to move around on the ground ... average RC enthusiasts. Right? No. It turns out there was an attempt to fly a Magnus effect aircraft ...

Things can get ugly and inefficient when a ground effect vehicle accidentally skims the water, adding significant drag that can drastically slow it down, wrench it sideways or just cost energy.

China has developed a high-speed “wingship” that can handle rough conditions in the South China Sea, according to a state-run newspaper. The wingship – also known as a ground-effect vehicle ...