Wing-in-Ground Effect

13 vehicles · Wing-in-Ground Effect

Every wing-in-ground effect aircraft cataloged in the Who That Plane?! database — manufacturer, country, era, and key performance specs for each design, with deep links to full Wikipedia summaries.

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Alekseyev A-90 Orlyonok — Assault Transport WIG
Alekseyev A-90 Orlyonok
Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau · Assault Transport WIG · USSR · 1972
Photo: 80 254 110 49 · Public domain
Alekseyev KM Caspian Sea Monster — Wing-in-Ground Effect
Alekseyev KM Caspian Sea Monster
Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau · Wing-in-Ground Effect · USSR · 1966
Photo: К.Е.Сергеев · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bavar 2 WIG — Coastal Patrol WIG
Bavar 2 WIG
Iran Aviation Industries Organisation · Coastal Patrol WIG · Iran · 2010
Photo: Mohamad Akhlaghi · CC BY 4.0
Beriev Alekseyev VVA-14 — VTOL Ekranoplan / ASW
Beriev Alekseyev VVA-14
Beriev · VTOL Ekranoplan / ASW · USSR · 1972
Photo: User:Jno · CC BY 2.5
Beriev Be-2500 Neptun — Ultra-heavy Strategic Transport WIG
Beriev Be-2500 Neptun
Beriev · Ultra-heavy Strategic Transport WIG · Russia
Photo: Alexxx1979 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Boeing Pelican ULTRA — Ultra-heavy Strategic Cargo WIG
Boeing Pelican ULTRA
Boeing Phantom Works · Ultra-heavy Strategic Cargo WIG · USA
Photo: BilCat · Fair use
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Burevestnik Design Bureau Aquaglide-5 / Burevestnik-24
Burevestnik Design Bureau · Civil Passenger WIG · Russia · 2005
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DARPA/ACTUV Sea Train WIG Concept
DARPA · WIG Logistics Concept · USA
Dornier Seastar / X-114 — WIG Research Aircraft
Dornier Seastar / X-114
Dornier · WIG Research Aircraft · Germany · 1977
Photo: TG Aviation Spotter · CC BY-SA 4.0
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EKIP / WSH-500 Wing-in-Ground Effect
Wing Ship Technology · Patrol / SAR WIG · South Korea · 2013
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Fischer Flugmechanik AF-3
Fischer Flugmechanik · Light Passenger WIG · Germany · 1998
Lun-class Ekranoplan — Wing-in-Ground Effect
Lun-class Ekranoplan
Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau · Wing-in-Ground Effect · USSR · 1987
Photo: Vyacheslav Bukharov · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wigetworks Airfish-8
Wigetworks · Passenger / Cargo WIG · Singapore · 2010

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