At the height of the Cold War in the 1960s, CIA analysts spotted a mystery vehicle being developed on the Caspian coastline of Soviet Russia. The craft was dubbed the “Caspian Sea Monster” and was ...
The Ekranoplan concept was born in the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. Its design stemmed from the discovery of the ground effect, a phenomenon in which an aircraft flying close to a ...
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China Resurrected an Abandoned Soviet ‘Sea Monster’ That’s Part Airplane, Part Hovercraft
A grainy photograph posted to Chinese social media this month revealed what defense watchers believe to be the most ambitious ekranoplan built in decades. The aircraft — nicknamed the “Bohai Sea ...
The Lun-class Soviet-era ekranoplan is currently beached in the Caspian Sea and taking on water, despite original plans to restore it as a museum piece. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...
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