Paul Lamar wrote:

The Russian company Beriev had this interesting amphibian at OSH
Look how close the wing is to the water for ground effect
and the length of the  wing strakes. The Russians know a lot about
flight in ground effect. It was built with aluminum so composites
ought to be tougher and stronger.

Look how fast it is with only 420 HP.
I think the payload number is a mistake.
That is probably less fuel.

http://www.beriev.com/eng/be-103/be-103.html

I think the idea will work on the Coot.
You could do away with the sponsons and their drag.

If the payload number is a mistake, they've copied it to the USA website.

http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/overview_03.html

Russell Kent

 
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