Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso is keenly looking forward to the end of the ground-effect era with the series introducing a new set of regulations in 2026. F1 cars are set for changes ...

The first machine to combine the efficiency advantages of ground effect and hydrofoiling in a single design, it promises revolutionary speed and range in coastal areas. Wing-in-ground effect (WIG) ...

What is it that’s not quite either a plane or a boat, but has characteristics of both? There are probably a lot of things that fit that description, but the one that [Nick Rehm] is working on is known ...

There's a very discreet push these days to advance wing-in-ground-effect vehicles. Both private companies and the military are looking at ways of taking advantage of this technology to find new ways ...

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 ...

At the end of the 2025 season, the current generation of Grand Prix cars will be retired forever, to be succeeded by an entirely different type of machine in 2026. The new era of Formula 1 machines ...

Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso is keenly looking forward to the end of the ground-effect era with the series introducing a new set of regulations in 2026. F1 cars are set for changes ...

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 ...