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  • How do you keep the wing from touching the water? I know ground effect maintains level flight, but how does it turn? It seems that a heavy hand could make the wing contact the surface.

  • who can tell me which TV video is this part of video from?

  • Good for 2 things..

    Normal people to kill themselves

    New "cocaine-mobile"

  • @FreeBlago1 really ,u fail ,anyway them would rather get car that drive on water

  • Ekranoplane - Russian Mega-Hovercraft., this old "bob" dude invented nothing new to the world.

  • uncle bob is so freaking geniuz!!!!!!!!!!

    but USA not geniuz this people must have a authorization you must help them for our future generation he just developed a new flying craft you must help this guy to make it better !!!

    that's so efficient and safe in what i saw

    but if you improved this tech this is so much cool make car like this is that cool ?

  • my wish list...

  • Put a gyrocopter rotor on the top!

  • Soo, why aren't we flying these to school and work yet?

    If they say it only needs 18 hp, it'll most probably even be cheaper on gas than a traditional car.

  • Dear Santa...

    

  • Is the front prop nessasary if you fly in the air

  • @BigBigBoss992 no only if you wanna fly in the ground

  • WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS

  • First buy when I win the lottery, see you uncle Bob, lol.

  • Can-Tex innovations:

    Please send particulars to canadianburr@yahoo.com

    Brochure and more information

    Thank you

    Paul

  • dear santa

  • Did the russian made a Monster size version of this back in the 60s called the "caspian sea monster" ?

  • @gorillagirlgorilla They most certainly did. Apparently Putin has ordered their development to be restarted.

  • @gorillagirlgorilla yes they did :) it is called kateroplan or somthing like tha,t i don't know how to spell it but it is russian.  so these arn't called hoverwings, but kateroplans :)

  • price?

  • Cool an American company getting in on the fun!

  • over 10 ft its a plane...max of 50? hehe, isnt it tempting to buy one and say 'im using it as boat and only will fly up to 6ft' and then just for a few mintues, break the law and launch it up high :D

  • in about a month this will be on ancient aliens

  • what about the 8-passenger{!} model? [$85,000? turnkey/ready?]

    could you ride large ocean swells?

    is safety more about seat-belts? or life-vest? or both.

  • !!! Других комментов нет.

  • i love mine. installed bigger prop,new skirt,bigger engine/nice

  • Wow very cool

  • Now try to stop:P

  • an 18 hp engine? Wonder what would happen if we put in a porsche engine or say an old turboshaft from a jet hydroplane?

  • @prowlus A "Kaspian monster"

  • Its actually a 110 hp engine in this particular model. Lift fan absorbs about 18 hp at full power.

  • @UniversalHovercraft does uncle bob do custom mods for customers willing to pay?

  • is a 4 blade composite or wooden prop unnecessary?

  • 1:20 The test pilot "felt a little bit nervous" about the test - enough to wear what appears to be a bulletproof vest, but apparently decided _against_ wearing a helmet. Hmmm.

  • @sgbeal thats a lifejacket

  • @UniversalHovercraft G'day... Nice clip. Great machine! Ground-Effect is the Low-Speed Aerodynamicist's Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card.

    I wanted to streamline a Solar Panel, for 100 Km/Hr, for Automotive use. Went to ramscoop-ventilated Faceted-Aerofoil at 50mm above roof. Realised 26:1 L/D at that alt., & downwash positon cuts vehicle Hiway drag 4%. Yay team! Search 'solar thermal ramjet', or 'sunfoil' to see the results. "SunFoil Science" may be best value. Open source. Enjoy. Ciao !

  • this is essentially an Ekranoplan. it does look like a bunch of fun!

  • Has it been tested on roads?!

  • Excellent ideas :)

  • LOve these ground effect crafts! Faster than a boat- safer than a plane...

  • Combine this with Maglev technology and you could make some very futuristic road vehicles and road ways!

  • I seen shane!

  • I want mine now.

  • What if you drove one off a cliff? For purely scientific purposes, of course.

  • They talked about what makes it work for a good chunk of the video. Driving (or flying, as the case may be) it off a cliff wouldn't be smart, The only reason it stays in the air is because it's so close to the ground/water...

  • @RattleheadRYGDH

    "oh it'll go really high"

    yeah I guess the guy who made it is wrong.

    quit trying to sound smart. It was a joke and a funny idea. Get over it.

  • What does it cost, 500,000 dollars!!

  • i want one.

  • very interesting invention.

    please vitis our site inventions.

    innovator.at.ua/index/heating/­0-33

    from Ukraine

  • That ROCKS !!!!

    John

  • This is what the border patrol needs along the rivers and lakes between US and Mexico.  Can get there quicker than a boat and over obstacles.

  • keep it up guys. do not ever sell out to some Chinese investors..keep you costs down and be the best in the world. Bring jobs back to Illinois

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  • They have a website where they sell them, but they run 85,000 usd

  • Where can I get one lol

  • Go to Illinois!!

  • @Crashmagproductions1 on their website.. which is why I'm here looking for this vid. they're not een that expensive, dunno bout that particular one, but the basic one is about 18 grand if I remember correctly. Can you guys tell me if you ship abroad (Austria) and if so how much would that cost (incl. the 19XRW)

  • its frikin awesome, andthe people at UH are VERY nice people. REAL PEOPLE actally answer their phones when I call for help. awesome guys!

  • Yeah... but will it pull a skier?

  • I want to see it in the next James Bond film. Chasing waterjet speed boat.

  • wow

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