As we reported in our article about the new Chinese design, an ekranoplan uses the aerodynamic concept of ground effect to travel at high speeds just above the surface of water (or, less commonly, ...

Ekranoplans are a curious class of vehicle; most well known for several Soviet craft designed to operate at sea, flying just above the waves in ground effect. [rctestflight] had accidentally come ...

Powered by 228,800 Lb-Ft of thrust, this Lun-class Ekranoplan was designed to carry two-million pounds of Europe-invading soldiers and vehicles and six nuclear missiles at speeds up to 340 MPH. Thank ...

A new ekranoplan, or ground-effect vehicle, design emerging from China was first noted earlier this week. Now a new image offers our first look at the whole airframe. An ekranoplan, derived from the ...

A U.S. military program that sought to resurrect a secretive Soviet aircraft design has been scrapped, meaning no American successors to a plane dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster are on the horizon ...

As a defense analyst and writer, it is gutting to see a unique part of naval history flounder on a beach, at the mercy of the waves. Russia’s Cold War-era ‘ekranoplan,’ a one-of-a-kind flying missile ...

Discover the process of building an RC Caspian Sea Monster Ekranoplan, combining unique engineering, detailed design, and ...

The Soviet A-90 Orlyonok Ekranoplan is a plane with features that inspire double-takes: short, stubby wings, and a tail with a turboprop in the middle. But what you'd notice more than anything is that ...

I still remember reading about the early days of the hovercraft and how its British inventor thought it was the future of transportation. Sure, it's still used by the army and some rescue services, ...

DARPA’s Liberty Lifter is an American attempt to revive the ekranoplan as a huge military transport that can skim close above the sea, climb out of ground effect when needed, and land directly on ...

In the late 1960s, decades deep into the Cold War, US intelligence analysts monitoring the Caspian Sea came across satellite images of an oddly shaped, winged machine of huge proportions. The ...

Dreaming of the bright, more efficient and comfortable future, humanity can’t help but look back on the past, finding inspiration and motivation there. RDC Aqualines is also doing it, with the Aquas ...