Patent ID: 6029929
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: B60V

Abstract:
Ground-effect vehicle for the rapid transport of passengers and/or freight, with at least one fuselage (1), an undercarriage and ground-effect wings (2), a tail unit (3) for directional control and a drive system for driving the vehicle, characterised in that the ground-effect vehicle consists of at least one fuselage (1) of a preflown, recycled airplane, in that the ground-effect wings (2) are fixally mounted to the ground-effect vehicle on or about either existing wings (6) of the preflown, recycled airplane or existing spars (12) of the preflown, recycled airplane, and in that the undercarriage (4; 15; 16) is provided with means to at least increase buoyancy or reduce friction during the take-off and landing phase.