WhizzyWig XGE Gallery

Here are other people's models built from the WhizzyWig XGE plans pack

or inspired by/similar to the WhizzyWig design.

Spring 2005: Mickael Chazaux in France has made this model straight from the plans for a school project.	Spring 2005: Robert Love, Auburn University, Alabama, USA has built this WhizzyWig XGE for research as part of his studies for Aerospace and Materials Engineering Degree. Here you can see the model is connected to a tether for closely controlled flight.
Another view of Robert Love's WhizzyWig XGE model.	December 2004: Keith Reed's magnificent WhizzyWig XGe model, in Australia
Keith Reed's WhizzyWig video action - undergoing trials over grass in Australia. Click photo to run video.	November 2002: Terry Elliot’s second model based on the WhizzyWig plans. He says he has made a few modifications: the hull is 25 mm lower, it is much narrower at the bow and the stern, and the sponsons are shorter. The battery sits in the hull below the wing to keep the c of g as low as possible and it weighs only 1450g. He has fitted a speed 400's on the front and a 480 on the tail.
One of the first WhizzyWig XGE models to be built from the Plans Pack (- they only became available in December 2001). This fine craft was made by Terry Elliott in England. Amazingly it took him just six weeks from receipt of plans to trials in XGE mode! (April 2002)	Terry's model reaches for the skies. Actually it was never designed to go that high!
Alvin Cheung, in Hong Kong, adapted his WhizzyWig XGE plans to produce this very 'Caspian Sea Monster' like machine (April 2002).	Nick James's beautiful WhizzyWig XGE ready for sea trials, June 2002
Marijn van de Ruit in The Netherlands built this beautiful model, seen next to his 1/144 scale plastic kit of the Russian A-90 Orlyonok ekranoplan.	Another photo of Marijn van de Ruit's model
Some WhizzyWigs by modellers in France exhibited at the Paris 2006 Model Exhibition. Unfortunately I don't know who built these models. You can see there they come in different sizes. The one in the model is quite diminutive.	18th December 2011 026 Hartsholme Electric Model Boat Club (HEMBC), Lincoln. from Jondave's photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/jondave/
WhizzyWig Testing - from Jondave's photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/jondave/ Hartsholme Electric Model Boat Club (HEMBC), Lincoln.	Testing on ice 18th December 2011 017 Hartsholme Electric Model Boat Club (HEMBC), Lincoln. from Jondave's photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/jondave
15th February 2009 151 by Jondave 15th February 2009 151	Charles Guan's rapid plastic printing adaptation at MIT http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?cat=5&paged=28 http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?cat=74&paged=2

Niall Forrester's model under construction Partially completed WhizzyWIG XGE http://www.flickr.com/photos/niall_forrester/7409660616/in/photostream/	http://www.flickr.com/photos/niall_forrester/7409723942/
IMG15975 http://www.flickr.com/photos/niall_forrester/7409719532/
Inspired by WhizzyWig Here are other people's models that are remarkably similar to WhizzyWig, although I don't know for sure by how much they were inspired by it.	For more general discussion about WIG/Ekranoplan design have a look at the RC Groups.com General Ekranoplan Topic discussion group - excellent stuff to be found here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1255615&page=1


Sebastian Schattner's pretty craft	See his video: ekranopl.MOV



Sirglider's blog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Ql4w8M3tU&feature=player_embedded

18th December 2011 026

Testing on ice

18th December 2011 017

15th February 2009 151

Niall Forrester's model under construction

IMG15975 http://www.flickr.com/photos/niall_forrester/7409719532/