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'''WiGE''' ('''W'''ing '''i'''n '''G'''round '''E'''ffect) were low-altitude aircrafts, being something in between [[conventional fighter]] and [[hovercraft]]. WiGEs could reach up to 80 tons and usually were used as fast transporters. Despite of being heavier and more mobile than regular [[VTOL]]s the WiGE crafts were very rare.
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'''WiGE''' ('''W'''ing '''i'''n '''G'''round '''E'''ffect, also called ''Wiggies'' or ''Widgets'') were low-altitude aircrafts, being something in between [[conventional fighter]] and [[hovercraft]]. WiGEs could reach up to 80 tons and usually were used as fast transporters. Despite of being heavier and more mobile than regular [[VTOL]]s the WiGE crafts were very rare.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:19, 14 February 2010

WiGE (Wing in Ground Effect, also called Wiggies or Widgets) were low-altitude aircrafts, being something in between conventional fighter and hovercraft. WiGEs could reach up to 80 tons and usually were used as fast transporters. Despite of being heavier and more mobile than regular VTOLs the WiGE crafts were very rare.

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