Ground effect vehicles

[Frank S]

Ground effect vehicles are extremely dangerous to maneuver. Straight line travel is safe enough but they rely on the cushion of air between the vehicle and the ground for flight rather than the pressure differential above and below their wings to maintain flight. any spillage of the cushion of air in a turn will result in the wing dipping and possibly coming in contact with the ground.

[ranald]

Ground effect vehicles are extremely dangerous to maneuver. Straight line travel is safe enough but they rely on the cushion of air between the vehicle and the ground for flight rather than the pressure differential above and below their wings to maintain flight. any spillage of the cushion of air in a turn will result in the wing dipping and possibly coming in contact with the ground.

looks scarey -" faster & safer"?

[sossol]

Their promo video from 2008 shows them deliberately dipping the wingtip into the water to show that it has no negative effect.