I couldn't think of the name for them. Revell did a model of one of these ten or so years ago.
Paul M. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <[email protected]> To: "Papermodels II" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:26 PM Subject: [Papermodels II 37831] Re: Top 10 Photos of the Week Paul-- These are machines that have not been tried to any large extent in North America. They are commonly calls WIGs, standing for Wing In Ground effect. They "fly", but only a short distance up, as the wing rides on the compressed air created between it and the ground, or water--the "ground effect." I think that even the Russians have pretty much given up on them. John Freeman On Jun 30, 10:07 pm, "Paul McCool" <[email protected]> wrote: > It's meant to go in the water, but beyond that, its purpose is a mystery. > I forwarded a copy to a friend of mine who's father is a naval architect. > Maybe he'll know... > > Paul M. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
