Fitted with a 7 liter V8 race car engine and resembling a seaplane, the Airfish 8 wants to revolutionize the high-speed maritime transport industry.

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Hovering about 6-18 feet (2-6 metres) above water it has the capability to reach a top speed of 120 mph (196km/hr) - 2 to 3 times faster than a ferry.  Airfish 8 utilizes the Wing-In-Ground (WIG) effect - a field of high-pressure air beneath its wings and above the water surface.  Using technology first started by the Russian Ekranoplan in 1960, the Airfish 8 is based on a German prototype and built by Wigetworks Pte Ltd in Singapore.   Also on Flixxy:  Extreme Aircraft - The Ekranoplan and  One Of The Most Unusual Airplanes Of All Time - The Ekranoplan

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