{"id":11122,"date":"2020-11-18T07:51:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T07:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11122"},"modified":"2022-10-10T10:54:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T10:54:18","slug":"flying-ships-ekranoplans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/flying-ships-ekranoplans","title":{"rendered":"THE FLYING SHIPS \u2013 EKRANOPLANS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ekranoplan is a hybrid version of aircrafts and ships and recently came into light when Russians started redesigning their old Ekranoplan (2017). This type of vehicle uses “ground effect” \u2013 which makes aerodynamic interaction between wings and surface to achieve fast, stable, and low-level flight. The vehicle is termed as Ekranoplan, Ground-effective Vehicle (GEV), Wing-in-ground-effect (WIG), ground-effect craft, screen plane, and wing ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekranoplan made its first appearance in the year 1960s. One of the leaders in Soviet Union – Nikita Khrushchev, disclosed that their nation is building a ship that can jump over bridges. This statement took everyone by surprise as he had disclosed one of the secret projects on which Soviet Union was working. These vehicles are designed to use \u201cground effect\u201d over the surface level – mainly on seas, lakes, frozen lakes or flat plains. Before the introduction of Ekranoplans the fastest boat in the world was the hydrofoils. The speed of hydrofoil isn\u2019t much in comparison and they are held by the phenomenon called the cavitation which disturbs the lift generated by the hydrofoil wings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fig 1.2: Caspian Sea Monster Artist Display<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Fig 1.3: A-90 Orlyonok<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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