Abstract
Wing in surface effect train and ship are studied both having increased lift, deceased drag and saved energy. The car, called an aero train, has no wing but gets sufficient aerodynamic lift force by separating upper and under body airflows. Two superconducting motors drive fans to thrust the car up to 540 km/h, powered through pantographs. The car will be controlled by airfoils within about 10 cm deviations. Separate cars forms a train and runs in a formation transporting mass of passengers. Construction costs are far less than a super-conducting Maglev train system. Besides the aero-train, the authors propose a big surface-effect ship which transports up to 2700 passengers and 250 ton cargos at a speed of 300km/h. Very small number of navigation cancellation is expected because this ship is able to cruise above wavy sea surface. To obtain high lift force during takeoff, forward mounted engines guide high-speed air into the space between the main wing and water surface.
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