Caspian Sea Monster Ekranoplan Flight Video
These craft were originally developed by the Soviet Union as very highspeed military transports, and were based mostly on the shores of the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The largest had max takeoff weight over 544 tonnes. About 120 ekranoplans (A90 Orlyonok class) were initially planned to enter military service in the Soviet Navy. After the collapse of the Soviet Union smaller ekranoplans for nonmilitary use have been under development. The CHDB had already developed the eightseat Volga2 in 1985, and
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