EAGES 10 - Flight Testing of the Hoverwing - Hanno Fischer

INTRODUCTION

Hanno Fischer sadly left us in 2024, and leaves an impressive legacy of innovative planes and flying ships. In 2001, he and his team had just certified the FS8 (now Airfish 8) with GL, and were developing the Hoverwing technology which would lead to the development of the Hoverwing 20 and WSH 500. This presentation is very interesting as it shows the complexity of the works to be done to properly design an efficient flying ship such as the Hoverwing.

ABSTRACT

The second generation of Lippisch ground effect configuration is currently under development at Fischer Flukmechanik. The development of a full size prototype, the 2-seater HW-2VT proved the concept of the Hoverwing technology to be an efficient and economically viable solution for take-off. In this paper are presented the requirements for the Hoverwing 80-seater from the German authorities as well as some of the results and methods that permitted the validation of the concept.

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