In the 1960s the Soviet Union began experimenting with what they called ekranoplans, ground effect vehicles (GEVs ... “flying” it around a lake, the design seems to tick all the boxes.

Passenger ground effect vehicle seating 100 to be created in Russia in 2020-2022 A ground effect vehicle, also known as "ekranoplan," is a vehicle capable of rising above ground or water due to ...

When Western spy satellites first spotted the Ekranoplan, its unusual design and massive size ... sector also explores the ...

The Hawaii Seaglider Initiative is currently testing a ground-effect vehicle for inter-island passenger service that hopes to use the unique characteristics of this type of aircraft to reduce ...

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Sea-based multirole ground effect vehicle Chaika (Seagull) will be created in Russia in 2020-2022, the executive director of the research and industrial association ...

The US company Regent Craft has started testing its ground effect vehicle "Viceroy". For now, however, the vehicle only floats. The Viceroy seaglider should be able to move on and above the water ...