HOME BUILDINGS ABOUT US FAQ CONTACT US Wig Types TYPES OF WIG-CRAFT WIG-craft are not aircraft. Complications from the proximity to the ground, creates an additional design criteria that is not required for aircraft designs. Both, flying close to a surface, and long relative take off distances (compared to aircraft) require a WIG craft to be vertically auto stable. Secondly, the small wings on a WIG Craft don’t create as much lift an aircraft, so take off often requires significantly more power than flight. Over the years, different WIG-craft designs have been developed, with each design finding different ways to address the stability and take-off issues. The following highlights the most common designs. REVERSED DELTA TANDEM EKRANOPLAN DYNAMIC HOVERCRAFT OTHER TYPES REVERSED DELTA This early platform was first created by Lippisch. The reversed delta wing is very stable because of its wing platform. As a result, only a small horizontal stabilizer is necessary. One down side to these craft, is that the power required to get over the hump speed of the hull can be twice that of cruising. As a result, once the craft is flaring the power can be reduced by 50% for cruising, meaning more engine is on board than is needed. These craft also have a limited range of speed between take off and cruise, do to the twist in the wings. These designs typically utilize V-hulls similar to a speed boat. These crafts can also “jump”. Fischer Flugmechanik ( Germany ) developed several crafts based on the Lippisch reversed Delta wing form. Some examples of Reverse Delta WIGs include the Lippisch X-112, X113, X114 and the Airfisch series. The Lippisch X114 and the Flightship FS8 are shown here. See the SE Technologies page used to be a great resource for more examples. ABOUT US Turkstra Modular Builders Inc. has been designing and building commercial and municipal office buildings for customers across Canada since 1995. Turkstra is a Design/Build construction company. Read More OUR LOCATION View Larger Map NEED TO TALK TO US 4570 Sann Rd., Beamsville Ontario, L0R 1B1 (905) 563-0880 Get In Contact Copyright: All rights reserved. Turkstra.com Website By Gemini Geeks

HOME BUILDINGS ABOUT US FAQ CONTACT US Special Projects Many sites on the internet suggest that the effect caused by the surface is scalable. We did a study to test that hypothesis. We created several wings of various sizes and span, but the same profile. The profile we chose as a starting point was the Clark Y. We tested all shapes at 60 mph, so Re was not consistent. Each foil was tested at span/10, span/4, span/2 and span. Each foil was tested at 4 angles of attach. 0°, 2°, 5°, and 8° ABOUT US Turkstra Modular Builders Inc. has been designing and building commercial and municipal office buildings for customers across Canada since 1995. Turkstra is a Design/Build construction company. Read More OUR LOCATION View Larger Map NEED TO TALK TO US 4570 Sann Rd., Beamsville Ontario, L0R 1B1 (905) 563-0880 Get In Contact Copyright: All rights reserved. Turkstra.com Website By Gemini Geeks