We have an occasional obsession with Soviet-era ekranoplans, the half-plane, half-hovercraft madness machines which take advantage of the ground effect, a phenomenon which provides for high lift at ...
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 ...
See the RC Ekranoplan in action as it glides over water using ground effect. Perfect for RC enthusiasts, this demo highlights handling, speed, and performance. #RCEkranoplan #GroundEffectVehicle #RCFl ...
China appears to have built a new prototype of a mostly ignored military aircraft; a Wing-in-Ground Effect (WIG) plane. Also commonly known by the Russian word ekranoplan, it's a type of aircraft ...
China’s jet-powered ekranoplan spotted for the first time: Could this ‘Bohai Sea Monster’ redefine sea-air transport in military operations?- China’s jet-powered ekranoplan — a new type of ...