Things can get ugly and inefficient when a ground effect vehicle accidentally skims the water, adding significant drag that can drastically slow it down, wrench it sideways or just cost energy. One ...

Using the wing-in-ground effect, this 180-mph (290-km/h) beast promises twice the range of an electric aircraft, and a revolution in coastal transport. "The speed, comfort, and navigation systems of ...

Everyone knows that Russians have a knack for building some very oddly functional machines. One aircraft that never made it past prototyping is the Bartini and Beriev VVA-14, a vehicle meant to ...

The ground-effect (GE) refers to the almost mystical property where the interaction of the airflow around an aircraft’s wing and the ground massively increases efficiency due to the reduction of ...

We all know how a perfectly quiet life can be turned on its head by a disaster or an accident, natural or man-made. No matter their nature, such things are also something that brings people together, ...

Styling kits, aerodynamics, or ground effects—whatever you want to call them, these body bolt-ons are quickly becoming a popular segment of the performance market. New car manufacturers have become ...

Ground effect aerodynamics will return to Formula 1 in a big way in the 2022 season, hopefully washing away the bad taste left in fan’s mouths after the recent controversial season decider.

After four years, F1 is closing the door on its revisit of the ground effect concept. Here's what to expect from the next generation of Formula One cars. When the ground effect regulations were ...

Customers can now option their 2023 Corvette Stingray in a way that hasn’t been offered before, as GM now offers the C8 with a new visible carbon fiber ground effects kit. The visible carbon fiber ...

The Ground Effects Package for the 2023 Chevy Camaro is currently at zero percent allocation, GM Authority has learned from sources familiar with the matter. In practical terms, this means GM is not ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Despite the overall favorable capabilities displayed by the X-114, and an evaluation by the West German Ministry of Defense, the project was not further pursued.