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 "slug": "wigetworks-airfish-8",
 "name": "Wigetworks AirFish 8 (AF8) WIG craft",
 "kind": "modern",
 "category": "Ground-effect craft",
 "group": "Fischer AirFish and Hoverwing family",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of the AirFish 8?",
 "tags": [
  "ekranoplan",
  "wing in ground effect",
  "wig craft",
  "ground effect vehicle",
  "fischer airfish and hoverwing family"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "airfish 8 dimensions",
  "wigetworks airfish 8 wingspan",
  "airfish 8 length",
  "af8 wig craft",
  "airfish 8 specs",
  "wing in ground effect ferry size",
  "airfish 8 weight",
  "airfish 8 medidas",
  "Airfish 8 Abmessungen"
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 "overall_mm": {
  "length": 17200,
  "width": 15000,
  "height": 3500
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 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Secondary source: Ship Technology, TransNav journal (copy of the maker's figures; the maker publishes none directly)",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 17200,
   "width": 15000,
   "height": 3500
  },
  "notes": [
   "AirFish 8 is the eight-passenger Type A WIG craft developed from Hanno Fischer's design and now built by Singapore's Wigetworks.",
   "The file is a 17.2 × 15 × 3.5 m box from Ship Technology's spec list; other tables give 17.22 × 15.16 × 3.35 m.",
   "Wigetworks' own spec page could not be read, so the entry is marked secondary.",
   "True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so.",
   "Secondary source: the numbers come from a retailer or magazine copy of the maker's specification."
  ],
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   "columns": [
    "dimension",
    "value"
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   "rows": [
    [
     "Length",
     "17.2 m"
    ],
    [
     "Wingspan",
     "15 m"
    ],
    [
     "Height",
     "3.5 m"
    ],
    [
     "Draught (waterborne)",
     "0.55 m"
    ],
    [
     "Cabin",
     "4 m long × 1.4 m wide"
    ],
    [
     "Maximum take-off weight",
     "5,550 kg"
    ],
    [
     "Useful load",
     "1,000 kg"
    ],
    [
     "Fuel",
     "200 kg"
    ],
    [
     "Engines",
     "2 × General Motors LS3 V8, 500 hp each, 4-blade reversible variable-pitch propellers"
    ],
    [
     "Cruise height",
     "up to 7 m above sea level"
    ],
    [
     "Range",
     "up to 300 nmi"
    ],
    [
     "Capacity",
     "2 crew + up to 8 passengers"
    ],
    [
     "Alternative figures (TransNav table)",
     "17.22 m × 15.16 m × 3.35 m"
    ]
   ]
  }
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   "publisher": "Ship Technology",
   "title": "AirFish 8 WIG Craft",
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 "related": [
  "fischer-airfish-3a",
  "flightship-fs-8-dragon-commuter",
  "hoverwing-hw-20"
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 "faq": [
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   "q": "How many passengers does AirFish 8 carry?",
   "a": "2 crew plus up to 8 passengers."
  },
  {
   "q": "How high does AirFish 8 fly?",
   "a": "Up to 7 m above the sea."
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