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Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal (www.nzherald.co.nz)

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I'm pretty sceptical about ground effect planes, there's a very good reason why they've never really taken off, despite so many countries and organisations giving them a try over the years, but I'd love to know what everyone else thinks.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

despite so many countries and organisations giving them a try over the years

Who other than the Soviet Union ever did any sort of serious attempt?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

There's been a handful of small passenger ones built in a number of countries, including some aircraft converted into ground effect planes. Germany has built a few, and Iran apparently uses them to some degree.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Lifter

And then there's this monster.