Beriev Be-2500: What Should You Know About The Proposed Super Heavy Amphibian Ground Effect Plane?
Simple Flying
MAY 16, 2024
Ekranoplans are a sort of mix of an aircraft and a hovercraft using ground effect to fly or skim a few meters above the ground (normally the water). It is sometimes assumed that the Soviets just copied Western aircraft design (such as with the Tupolev Tu-4 - a B-29 copy) and were always playing catch-up.
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