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 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, ...

The video shows how Liberty Lifter can combine heavy-lift transport at the scale of a ship with the speed of an aircraft for fast logistics missions in a sea environment. Aurora Flight Sciences, which ...

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 ...

Observe wingtip vortexes on an RC Ekranoplan during flight. A fascinating look at the aerodynamics and unique behavior of ground-effect vehicles. #RCEkranoplan #Aerodynamics #WingtipVortex Yankees ...

This extraordinary Soviet concept imagined a giant ekranoplan carrying a two stage space vehicle across the sea to an equatorial launch point, then sending it into orbit from international waters.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is it a boat? Is it a plane? Is it the Loch Ness monster? The Lun-class ekranoplan, colloquially known as “The Caspian Sea Monster ...

Russian researchers are analysing the potential of a heavy freighter design which would rely on ground-effect lift. The aircraft would feature a cargo compartment which would act as a wing, with a ...