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<span id="ext-gen164" style="font-size: 1.2em;">A vehicle that is part plane, part boat, part hovercraft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Touted
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technology to hover just above the water level and is capable of 
reaching speeds over 155mph (250km/h).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Although
 still in the early stages of production, the German engineering team 
behind the concept vehicle said it is set to revolutionise the way we 
travel across sea and could even be used to help stop pirates.</span></div>
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The FlyShip  hovers just above the 
water level and is capable of reaching speeds over 155mph (250km/h). 
The German engineering team behind the vehicle believe it is set to 
revolutionise the way we travel across sea. According to FlyShip, there 
are a number of potential applications for civilian and governmental use
 for the craft, including military surveillance, anti-piracy operations 
and as a speedy ferry</div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The
 firm said  the futuristic hybrid would be used primarily as a maritime 
transport vehicle for shifting cargo, but it could also be used as a 
commercial passenger transport and could even be used as a rapid 
response vehicle for the coastguard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">As it 
is capable of transporting maritime cargo at speeds of over 155mph 
(250km/h), it is faster than using container ships which can typically 
only reach up to 25 knots (46mph).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Compared to flying in planes, the vessel is cheaper, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">According
 to flight experts at FlyShip, the average cost of an Airbus A318 jet 
liner, used by British Airways, is about £50 million ($71m illion).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">By comparison, the FlyShip FS-100 costs around £26 million ($37 million).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">According
 to designs, the FlyShip can hold 100 passengers, has a cabin space area
 of 1,500 square ft (140 square metres), is about 121ft (37 metres) long
 and has a wingspan of 131ft (40 metres).</span></div>
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 is able to stay hovering above land and water by creating a cushion of 
air under the 'reversed delta wings', propelling it from the ground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">On a hovercraft this is achieved by huge fans in the middle of the craft which create a massive down draft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The
 FlyShip can be used with just three crew members on board and consumes 
about 270 litres of fuel every hour, compared to jet liners which 
consume up to 3,300 litres every hour.</span></div>
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<img alt="Part plane, part boat, part hovercraft, the new futuristic vehicle is being touted as the future of transportation. It is able to stay hovering above land and water by creating a cushion of air under the 'reversed delta wings', propelling it from the ground. On a hovercraft this is achieved by huge fans in the middle of the craft which create a massive down draft" class="blkBorder img-share" height="579" id="i-e4440b8259611fc9" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/25/20/308D7D5500000578-3415520-Part_plane_part_boat_part_hovercraft_the_new_futuristic_vehicle_-m-3_1453753652831.jpg" width="962" /><div class="share-pictures-overlay" id="share-pictures-2">
  
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Part plane, part boat, part 
hovercraft, the new futuristic vehicle is being touted as the future of 
transportation. It is able to stay hovering above land and water by 
creating a cushion of air under the 'reversed delta wings', propelling 
it from the ground. On a hovercraft this is achieved by huge fans in the
 middle of the craft which create a massive down draft</div>
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The German firm behind the  vehicle 
(prototype pictured) said it could primarily be used as a maritime 
transport vehicle, but could also be used as a commercial passenger 
transport and even for military uses, including anti-piracy missions</div>
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<img alt="As it is capable of transporting maritime cargo at speeds of over 155mph (250km/h), it is faster than using container ships which can typically only reach up to 25 knots (46mph). Compared to flying in planes, the vessel (illustrated) is cheaper, too. The average cost of an Airbus A318 jet liner is about £50 million ($71m illion). By comparison, the FlyShip FS-100 costs around £26 million ($37 million)" class="blkBorder img-share" height="729" id="i-47da07397373e0b6" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/25/12/308D79D400000578-3415520-It_is_able_to_stay_hovering_above_land_and_water_by_creating_a_c-a-5_1453725406571.jpg" width="962" /><div class="share-pictures-overlay" id="share-pictures-4">
  
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As it is capable of transporting 
maritime cargo at speeds of over 155mph (250km/h), it is faster than 
using container ships which can typically only reach up to 25 knots 
(46mph). Compared to flying in planes, the vessel (illustrated) is 
cheaper, too. The average cost of an Airbus A318 jet liner is about £50 
million ($71million). By comparison, the FlyShip FS-100 costs around 
£26 million ($37 million)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Daniel
 Schindler, from FlyShip based near Freiburg, Germany, said: 'Instead of
 utilising a static air cushion underneath the hull and wings, FlyShip 
is mastering the physics of the ground effect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Our
 vessels are riding on a dynamic air cushion which is produced by ram 
air under the reversed delta wings, lifting the body hull.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'As
 a lifting aid we developed a temporary air cushion which is fed by a 
certain stream from the propeller, which is guided into a concealed 
chamber between the catamaran hulls.</span></div>
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According to designs, the FlyShip can 
hold 100 passengers, has a cabin space area (pictured) of 1,500 square 
ft (140 square metres), is about 121ft (37 metres) long and has a 
wingspan of 131ft (40 metres)</div>
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The FlyShip can be used with just 
three crew members on board and consumes about 270 litres of fuel every 
hour, compared to jet liners which  consume around 3,300 litres every 
hour</div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'FlyShips
 are capable of reaching 155mph and they burn 50 per cent less than any 
twin turboprop aircraft of comparable size and we operate on diesel fuel
 and 'green' LPG [Liquefied Petroleum Gas].</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Our
 technology is for the first time closing the obvious and highly sought 
after gap between slow-but-cheap transport by ship and 
fast-but-expensive travel by aircraft.'  </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">According
 to FlyShip, there are a number of potential applications for civilian 
and governmental use for the craft, including military surveillance, 
anti-piracy operations and as a speedy ferry. <i>dailymail.co.uk</i></span></div>
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FlyShip can carry 100 passengers while soaring at speeds of 155mph

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FlyShip can carry 100 passengers while soaring at speeds of 155mph

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