The wing-in-ground effect (WIGE) boat looks like an airplane but is water ... "WIGE vessels operate by flying just above the water's surface, utilizing the ground effect for lift," Interesting ...

hulled boat at low speeds but has a hydrofoil for operating at higher speeds. Beyond that, its wings give it enough lift to leave the water but stay in ground-effect flight, flying low to the ...

hulled boat at low speeds but has a hydrofoil for operating at higher speeds. Beyond that, its wings give it enough lift to leave the water but stay in ground-effect flight, flying low to the ...

The company claims Flying Ship, a type of wing-in-ground (WIG) effect vessel ... while flying 10 times faster than a boat. It will deliver similar cargo payloads to a van anywhere with a coastline.