Russian ekranoplans

[lakeroadster]

Some renewed interest in this technology although I cannot find any real images of the actual proposed planes (just brief descriptions and artist renditions).

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/01/da...-long-range-liberty-lifter-flying-boat-design

In the great beyond... Howard Hughes is smiling.

 

[rharshberger]

Yes its a thread necro, but the Boeing Pelican is a similar land based "aircraft".

 

[Rex R]

IIRC popular science mag featured one of those planes on a cover

 

[Voyhager3]

I should probably get around to building the one I designed almost 4 years ago to be R/C, I even had little hand-chucked versions. But I've also been saying that for 3 years now...