Boeing has outlined more details of the high-capacity, long-range cargo aircraft concept dubbed the Pelican, or ultra-large transport aircraft (ULTRA). Under study by the Phantom Works for military ...

Ground effect is a reduction in lift-induced drag experienced by an aircraft flying close to a surface, leading to improved performance and reduced thrust requirements. The benefits of ground effect ...

A scooter company just built a flying boat inspired by a Cold War monster, and somehow that's not the craziest part. If you told me a company best known for electric scooters had spent the last five ...

Learn how hydrofoil ground effect vehicles combine ideas from boats and aircraft to create unique transportation designs.

Ground effect vehicles exploit the increase in lift and reduction in drag experienced when flying close to a surface. By trapping a cushion of high-pressure air beneath their wings or lifting surfaces ...

Three wing-in-ground-effect aircraft, one complete, included in sale after liquidators fail to find buyer for Australian firm Auctioneers will this week sell the assets of Australian ...

Helicopter pilots report a significant reduction or absence of ground effect over water compared to solid land, requiring more power to hover, while fixed-wing aircraft still experience ground effect ...

The aerodynamic performance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in close proximity to the ground is profoundly altered by the so-called ground effect. When a rotor or propeller approaches a ...