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Old February 14th 07, 10:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
C J Campbell
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Default ground effect craft aka ekranoplan: ship or aircraft?

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:02:30 -0800, mad8 wrote
(in article .com):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_vehicle

it's flying, but it doesn't seem like it's an aircraft in the
strictest sence... would something like this be equivalent to a
seaplane or more of a hovercraft?
opinions?


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