The USSR Ekranoplan, or better known as the Caspin Sea Monster, was a giant ground effect aircraft that could hover above the ...

In the last days of July, news surfaced of the Russian military working on a revival of the Soviet-era ekranoplan. To be called Orlan, these brand new ground effect vehicles are to come into existence ...

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 ...

BIGGER than a Jumbo Jet and armed to the teeth with missiles, the Ekranoplan was built by the Soviet Union to carry out lightning attacks on ships. The exotic eight-engine plane-boat hybrid, nicknamed ...

Nicknamed the "Caspian Sea Monster," the Ekranoplan was one of the boldest Soviet engineering feats of the 20th century. Designed as a high-speed troop and missile carrier skimming just meters above ...

The A-050 has a maximum takeoff weight of 54 tons and a loading capacity of nine tons. It can carry up to 100 passengers. With an effective range of 5,000 kilometers, the cruising speed of the A-050 ...