Why aren’t we using ground-effect airplanes in Ocean travel

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If ground effect are so much more efficient why aren’t we using them for flights, from Europe to the US for example?

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Oceanic storms are serious on another level. I wouldn’t want to fly under those, ever. Salt is an enormous problem for corrosion on planes that live near the water. Also, jets burn substantially less fuel at altitude due to thinner air.

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