ekranoplan Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:17:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Japanese Ground-Flying Plane Project Hopes to Compete With MagLev Trains https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japanese-ground-flying-plane-20110523/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japanese-ground-flying-plane-20110523/#respond Mon, 23 May 2011 12:17:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18755 Of course flying is the ultimate means of transportation and of course the wheel seems a bit outdated if you look at the airplane. Nevertheless, flying automobiles or trains would kick the transportation industry and change the way we move, just like this experimental prototype, that is half airplane and half train.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japanese-ground-flying-plane-20110523/feed/ 0 18755 Jaron Dickson's Hydrogen-Powered EkranoYacht Will Perform 250 MPH Travels https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dickson-ekranoyacht-20110209/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dickson-ekranoyacht-20110209/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:46:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17045 Inspired by a cold-war ultra secret Russian invention, the Ekranoplan, Jaron Dickson, an Australian designer has designed a hydrogen-powered boat that can hover above the water at astonishing speeds by using the so-called "wing-in-ground-effect."

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