List of ground-effect vehicles

The following is a list of WIGE or 'wing-in-ground'-effect craft, also referred to as water-skimming wingships or, in Russia, 'ekranoplans'.

Australia

DXF100 (Tianyi-1) - 15 seater wing-in-ground effect craft, designed by China Academy of Science & Technology Development. In 2000, the model is for commercial sale in China. The first buyer of Tianyi-1 used the vehicle to carry tourists around Lake Tai.
Xiangzhou 1 - 7 passenger capacity wing-in-ground effect craft, 12.7 meters long, 11 meters wide and 3.9 meters tall with a maximum takeoff weight of 2.5 tons.

Pennec Navion: Designed and built by Serge Pennec at Geovas, near Brest in Brittany

HESA Bavar 2, a two-seater (allegedly) semi-stealth military GEV that entered active duty in 2010.

Civil WIG

Ivolga EK-12
Aquaglide-2
Spasatel - Cancelled demilitarized Lun-class GEV converted into an ambulance craft

Military WIG

Beriev Be-1 - Experimental aircraft used in development of VVA-14
Bartini Beriev VVA-14 - Amphibious anti-submarine aircraft, only prototypes were produced
KM "Caspian Sea Monster" - largest GEV ever built
Lun-class ekranoplan - Only GEV to be used as a warship
A-90 Orlyonok - Amphibious transport GEV
Beriev Be-2500 - Proposed heavy transport GEV
Aqualet - New 2011 Russian development of Ground Effect Vehicle
Chaika A-050< "A-050 Chaika-2". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
А-300-538
A-080-752

AF8-001 (Air Fish) - Widgetworks is developing the AirFish 8, previously known as Lippisch WIG, Flightship, or FS8. The AirFish uses wing-in-ground-effect to reduce drag and travels at speeds up to 80 knots. Currently^[timeframe?] still in prototype with one built and tested beginning in 2001. Assets of the prior owner were liquidated at auction.

↑ Aron Flying Ship Ltd., M80/M50
↑ Sungwoo Engineering Wing in the Ground Effect Ship
↑ Wing Ship Technology Corp, WSH-500
↑ Wing Ship Technology Corp, WSH-1500
↑ Ivolga TrekIvolga Archive
↑ "Introducing the Airfish 8". widgetworks.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
↑ ".: Wigetworks". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
↑ AirFish - 8. YouTube. November 8, 2008.
↑ "Flightship assets go up for auction". flightglobal.com. February 2, 2004.
↑ "Commercial". Flying Ship Company. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
↑ "Seaglider". Regent Aircraft. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
↑ "REGENT Completes World's First All-Electric Seaglider Flight Unlocking a New Era of Maritime Mobility}publisher=Regent Aircraft". September 15, 2022.