Flying Hovercraft

[Speedymartin]

The real name of this type of craft is ekranoplane, the difference with hovercraftis in the ability to fly for a short time, as to jump over an obstacle, but they cannot manoeuver at low speed on ground.

[ptah70]

This is... Real!?! Awesome! Send me one! :)

[conspiracy777]

That's awesome! The trouble with a hover craft is that it has a hard time transitioning from water to land if the shore isn't smooth. That thing would be able to clear a rough rocky shore or a patch of rough water on a river! NICE!

[avialexander]

Not a plane, not a hovercraft, it's a ground effect vehicle. It transitions from boat to pseudo-aircraft, using the pressure under it's long chord wings to lift it in much the same way that a hovercraft does. That's why it can't get any higher.

[raminramin85]

best for transporting some drugs..THINK ABOUT IT. jk

[ecotts]

That sounds like a plan

[drfgood84]

not really cus it cant outrun a radio

[zjdak11]

thats just some plane on water

[lilryanps3]

HA HA !!

[parkourbetim]

Wow. Cool!

[rcfreak2493]

i want one

[cowbuut]

thats f-ing awesome

[8475332132]

I wonder what powers it, It sounds powerful as hell!

[Bigalinjapan]

I don't like its angle of attack. Looks like instantly stalling...

[Harryccpc]

Thats an ekranoplan isnt it??

[DevilMaster]

Not really. That's a ground effect vehicle, but an ekranoplan is a lot bigger, moves like a boat (as opposed to using an air cushion) when it's not in ground effect, and has 8 turbojets (4 on each side) to propel it.

[Koca3015]

But is the same, only smaller, i don`t think that the size matters, a plane is a plane Cesna or Antonov both are planes

[TimmehhFtw]

That's like an air engined plane, Lol.

[drfgood84]

that made no sence

[phrawgg2]

its a W.I.G.E. with a hovercraft on bottom. Makes perfect sense. Also look up "ekranoplans" - same idea but huge and sans hovercraft skirt.  The Russians even made one as a sort of cruise missile platform. Caspian Sea Monster is another term for them.

[drfgood84]

yes i know what a w.i.g.e is they r4 also called w.i.s.e craft i was talking about the air engined part. the crafts engine is not powered by air.

[2012listo]

@phrawgg2 Caspian sea monster is the nickname of the russian giant ekronoplane, not a term for hoverwing or wig effect craft. Flarecraft is another name.

[lfonden]

coooooooooooooooooooooooolllll­lllllll..........

[Desolator1]

woooouuuuuuu thats nice

[neil9327]

Looks like a plane where a very fat passenger has unfortunately got onboard.

[sciencerulez777]

that is a hydrofoam, not a hovercraft.

[encore518]

It looks like a crippled plane, TRYING to fly

[Arawwww]

hey look at mine, it actually flys!

[cuttie100]

looks kind of retarded because its bottom heavy

[Gogeaton]

biulding one in school...We can reach about 10-12 feet so far and fly till we run out of gas.

[UnivHovrTech]

The U.S. Navy kind of likes it......A lot. :-)

[yoootuube]

what a useless piece of shit

[Helge129]

it is everything, but not useless

[ExtraTerrestrials]

omg!

[fsfer]

wig plane,, nice

[Z971]

type "ekranoplan" in search

[JeKkUJeEsUs]

OMFG!!!!WOW!!! incredible!

[wavefreeko]

GO UH HoverWing!!!

[bigcat565]

yes it is made by Universal Hovercraft

google that company and "flying hovercraft"

Robert

[dhansel001]

Does anyone know who made this hovercraft? How about specs/hp/fueltype/passengers etc etc.

I could see a market for these in getting over choppy water.

Let's hear from the masses out there.

dhansel

Houston, Texas

[dhpt99]

Yea just go to hovercraft(dot)com. At the top there is a tag called turnkey hovercrafts and click there.

[bomberman2]

now thats cool