I gotta admit, the Soviets made some interesting shit.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...n_of_1980s.jpg
http://www.russia2all.com/images/sho...ekranoplan.jpg
Found these pics of a rusting one (not the same model as the one above)...probably the biggest pictures I've seen so far. Thought I'd share :)
http://pics.livejournal.com/igor113/pic/007t4kb1Quote:
"Lun (Spasatel)" (1987) - bigger than KM "Sea Monster" and way more dangerous!
"The 280 tonne, 74 metre long M-160 Lun was another ekranoplan developed from Alexeev designs. One was built in 1987, which entered service in 1989."
http://pics.livejournal.com/igor113/pic/007kb4bp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_vehicle