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Ground Effect Vehicles: The $10bn Bet to Replace Short-Haul Flights

CLAVE 1 / 4Ground effect vehicles consume 25% to 33% of the energy of an equivalent airplane, cutting fuel costs by up to 75%.

CLAVE 2 / 4The Regent Sea Glider, a 12-passenger prototype, achieved stable flight at 33 feet above water in early September 2026.

CLAVE 3 / 4A Russian engineer suggested ground-effect craft could support 10 times the weight of the heaviest commercial jets (800,000 lbs).

CLAVE 4 / 4Boeing’s abandoned Pelican concept had a 500-foot wingspan—designed for freight between ships and air cargo.

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