Doug Ireland Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I was looking at Ground Effect aircraft on the Interweb and was wondering what wing profile would work for a model, any ideas folks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 You mean Caspian Sea Monster type machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Ireland Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 The Russians seemed to be the most prolific in this type of flight, designing some quit large troop-carrying aircraft amongst others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Doug The trouble with ground effect is 'size matters' whether it be a Russian 'Ekranoplan' or a hovercraft. In small sizes they tend to be rather inefficient such that the power required is similar to that to fly conventionally. What sort of thing had you in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy1071 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 hi there I am thinking of doing the same thing on water!! Google search ekronoplanmodels and look at Graham Taylor's site very informative, good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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