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  1. This is the only completed Lun-class Ekranoplan, in service ... - Reddit

    May 21, 2022 · On 31 July 2020, the completed MD-160 Lun-class ekranoplan was towed out of the naval base in Kaspiysk, with the intention of being eventually put on public display in …

  2. The Ekranoplan, a massive quasi-Aircraft Warship built by the …

    The Ekranoplan, a massive quasi-Aircraft Warship built by the Soviet Union in 1987 and ultimately left to rust until 2020. Only 1 was ever completed

  3. thoughts on the soviet lun class ekranoplan? : r/aviation - Reddit

    Dec 16, 2022 · 52 votes, 24 comments. 1.6M subscribers in the aviation community. Anything related to aircraft, airplanes, aviation and flying. Helicopters &…

  4. Soviet era ground effect vehicle also known as the "Caspian

    Ekranoplan! The Lun **-class ekranoplan** (Soviet classification: Project 903) [1] is the only ground effect vehicle (GEV) to ever be operationally deployed as a warship, deploying in the …

  5. Why are the horizontal stabilizers on ekranoplans so huge? - Reddit

    Dec 25, 2021 · It makes sense now. The horizontal stabs are larger, making the ekranoplan more stable. I presume the CofG is also further forward than on an aircraft too.

  6. Why did ekranoplane failed though it looks like engineering

    Jan 25, 2024 · Engineers apply the knowledge of math & science to design and manufacture maintainable systems used to solve specific problems. AskEngineers is a forum for questions …

  7. Abandoned ekranoplan : r/WeirdWings - Reddit

    Oct 12, 2022 · The Lun-class ekranoplan (also called Project 903) is a ground effect vehicle (GEV) designed by Rostislav Alexeyev in 1975 and used by the Soviet and Russian navies …

  8. Ekranoplans - Reddit

    r/Ekranoplans: a community of people who are interested in Ekranoplans, how they work, their history, and those who are interested in building one.

  9. The sole example of Alexander Lippisch's RFB X-113 "aerofoil

    Oct 3, 2023 · The X-113 was an inverse delta aircraft; that is, it had a wing which was triangular in plan but with a straight, unswept leading edge. Combined with strong anhedral, this layout …

  10. USSR flying aircraft carrier concept : r/FromTheDepths - Reddit

    Jul 30, 2021 · However, the larger you make an ekranoplan, the more stable it becomes. If you make an ekranoplan big enough, it could cruise over rough seas and uneven terrain without …