Fast naval sea-lift ship

[AVZ]

http://www.hansa-online.de/artikel.asp?ArtikelID=380


Are there any other plans of highspeed transport systems for the future??

[Hellman109]

There are a number around.

Dont have details on hand but one company claimed that there low altitude (I.E. meters) off the ground plane would replace container ships but I dont see it.

Basically there's some physics thing that gives really low drag or lift or something jsut above water... but I dont know how they go with waves / bad weather... I wouldnt want a plane full of cargo going nose down in a storm :S

[ronin2172]

it's called a wing in ground effect ship. The russians had one that was knicknamed the Caspian sea monster (official name ekranoplanen). It could carry at least a company or more of naval infantry and/ or several apc's. It worked but it was scrapped due to low interest i think. It works kind of like a hydrofoil, but faster . This link talks about them

http://www.amsc.belvoir.army.mil/ground_effect.htm

[ronin2172]

sorry ekranoplan,,,and this link is better
http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php?open=concept

[Hellman109]

sorry ekranoplan,,,and this link is better
http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php?open=concept

Yep that's the one.

Good concept if they get it working well.

[Maj C]

We're using Austal's ships right now...catamaran design..fast but apparently it makes people very seasick.

http://www.austal-ships.com/gallery/index.cfm