Kaien-3 (-3): fugure-8 flight of WISES model (full length movie)

A Japanese concept of ekranoplan or WIG ship. It is a canard wing configuration of wing in surface effect ship (WISES). The video shows a figure eight flight of a radio controlled size of the model is in length. Usually remote operation of a flying model is not easy. However, our ship shows smooth take off, stable circular flight and soft alighting on water. The future application will be 400km/h speed marine transportation. Details are in the journal article, “Wing in surface effect ship with canard configuration“, If you have any questions, please contact akimoto@