List of ground-effect vehicles


The following is a list of WIGE or 'wing-in-ground'-effect craft, also referred to as water-skimming wingships or, in Russia, 'ekranoplans'.

Australia

  • Sea Eagle - six-seater wing-in-ground effect craft

China

Europe

France

  • Pennec Navion: Designed and built by Serge Pennec at Geovas, near Brest in Brittany

Germany

  • German Slider - https://german-slider.de
  • Seafalcon http://www.seafalcon.net/
  • TAF http://www.botec.org/wordpress/wir-uber-uns/?lang=en Germany, but GEV's are in Greece - Kavala at the Aegean Sea
  • * TAF VIII-1 two-seater Tandem Airfoil Flairboat Typ Jörg 1, built in 1987. This WIG craft has experienced about 100.000 km and is still in use in private property.
  • * TAF VIII-2, four-seater Tandem Airfoil Flairboat Typ Jörg II, built in 1983. Following the F&E and test period, Dipl. Ing. Günther Jörg was awarded with the "Phillip Morris Scientific Award" for the Transportation System for the future.
  • * Another TAF VIII-2, built in 1994 was given to a Japanese private citizen.
  • * TAF VIII-3, eight-seater Tandem Airfoil Flairboat Typ Jörg III, built in 1990.
  • * TAF VIII-4 twelve-seater TAF, Typ Jörg IV built in 1986 for coastal protection reasons.

Iran

Korea

  • ARON Flying Ship - http://www.aron.co.kr
  • Sungwoo Engineering Wing in the Ground Effect Ship
  • Wing Ship Technology Corp WSH-500 - http://wingship.com
  • Wing Ship Technology Corp WSH-1500 - http://wingship.com

Russia

Civil WIG
Military WIG

Singapore

  • AF8-001 (Air Fish) - Widgetworks is developing the AirFish 8, previously known as Lippisch WIG, Flightship, or FS8. The AirFish uses wing-in-ground-effect to reduce drag and travels at speeds up to 80 knots. Currently still in prototype with one built and tested beginning in 2001. Assets of the prior owner were liquidated at auction.

United States