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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17T16:57:22.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Navee – a Chinese mobility brand that's probably best known for e-scooters like the ST3 Pro and UT5 Ultra X and electric dirt bikes such as the Storm X Pro, but also has golf carts and exoskeletons in its ecosystem – just adapted one of the Cold War's strangest engineering ideas into a personal watercraft that is part aircraft, part boat. The Suzhou-based company unveiled its WaveFly 5X at Lake Taihu on June 5, calling it the world's first wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicle for everyday consumers.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Aircraft, Transport\n\n**Tags:** Ground Effect Vehicle, Marine Innovations, Transport, Consumers, Personal Powered Transport",
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