Electric 'sea gliders'

[Wainuiguy]

These may be a way of transport in future - how intriguing.


https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/1283976...es-by-2025

"Kiwis may be able to travel direct between the centres of many New Zealand coastal cities on low-flying electric “seagliders” for less than the cost of a return taxi to the airport within a few years.

Seagliders are a name being given to a new form of passenger transport vehicle that might best be described a cross between a hydrofoil and a battery-powered seaplane.

They are being designed to carry up to 100 passengers at speeds of up to 540 kilometres-an-hour, flying just 10 metres above the sea to take advantage of a phenomenon known as “in ground effect” which reduces drag and increases their range."

https://youtu.be/B885n08hOmw