Things can get ugly and inefficient when a ground effect vehicle accidentally skims the water, adding significant drag that can drastically slow it down, wrench it sideways or just cost energy. One ...

In aviation, the term ground effect is meant to represent the reduced drag on the wing that occurs when the plane flies close to a fixed surface, meaning most of the time close to the ground. Thanks ...

After four years, F1 is closing the door on its revisit of the ground effect concept. Here's what to expect from the next generation of Formula One cars. When the ground effect regulations were ...

The original F1 ground effect era (late 1970s-early 1980s) used inverted wings and side skirts to create powerful suction, “sucking” cars to the track for immense cornering grip, pioneered by Lotus ...

There's a very discreet push these days to advance wing-in-ground-effect vehicles. Both private companies and the military are looking at ways of taking advantage of this technology to find new ways ...

A new ekranoplan, or ground-effect vehicle, design emerging from China was first noted earlier this week. Now a new image offers our first look at the whole airframe. An ekranoplan, derived from the ...