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100mph channel ferry aims to be flying in 3 years
Posted by editor on Jul 05, 2006 - 12:17 AM
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100MPH CHANNEL FERRY AIMS TO BE FLYING IN 3 YEARS
A revolutionary French ferry could soon be speeding passengers and freight across the English Channel at more than 100 miles per hour - without touching the water.
It's not a boat, even though it uses a port, and it's not a plane, even though it gets airborne. The wingboat, or Wing-In-Ground-Effect, is based on the principle that allows gulls to glide low.
The French Government has awarded £300,000 to Focus 21, a Marseilles company that is developing the Aeroptere, as it calls the new transport. The Aeroptere is a high-tech venture with industrial backing. Focus 21 aims to have a prototype flying in three years.
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