AIRSHIP PROJECT

AIRSHIP is an EC-funded project that envisions an innovative use of a known transportation mean: flying ships. Such vehicles (also known as ekranoplans or wing-in-ground -WIG vehicles) inherit all the advantages of conventional airborne transportation, while being more energy efficient and environmentally friendly, both from the carbon footprint and the acoustic noise pollution point of view. AIRSHIP aims to lay the foundations of a new class of fully electrical unmanned aircraft system, the UWV (Unmanned WIG Vehicle) that brings together speed, flexibility and energy efficiency. The Consortium is comprised of: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (coordinator) Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science of Porto TRISOLARIS Advanced Technologies Tampere University Tallin University of Technology Université de Luxembourg La Palma Research Centre S.L. Contact us at info@airshipproject.eu --------------------------------------------------------------- Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.