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That's fantastic, what a great set of photos! Thanks for posting, I've never seen an ekranoplan in such detail, or really been aware of their full specs, what a shame it's not operational.
Very cool!
I'm liking that. Thanks!
Just found a nice little documentary about them as well
Brilliant stuff. I'm lost on that site for the evening.
Does anyone have a link to the Channel4 documentary from years ago? It's not on 4OD
They look ugly and menacing; horrible things! Actually they look like some child has assembled them out of bits and pieces of an Airfix kit glued together.
I'd still like to see that in a museum somewhere instead of just rotting away. Yes it is ugly, but it's a fantastic use of physics and a unique aircraft/boat/thing.
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They look ugly and menacing; horrible things! Actually they look like some child has assembled them out of bits and pieces of an Airfix kit glued together.
Some say the same about sharks. And they certainly do look like a mad assemblage of bits from various sources, but they're also a totally unique form of transport that really does need to be preserved.