The hulking 380-ton Soviet aircraft, neglected for decades, signals the end of an era. But the next generation of ekranoplans could be used for luxury civilian transport.
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While the two failed ekranoplans sealed the fate of the giant Caspian Sea Monsters, the Russians recently announced a smaller 12-person version—nicknamed the “Little Sea Monster”—for civilian use. Other militaries and private companies in the US,The Soviet Lun-class hybrid aircraft/boat was designed to destroy NATO nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers.Positioned somewhere between a boat and aircraft, the ekranoplan does not fly like a conventional aircraft.
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