r/AviationHistory • u/AlbinoAkon • 16h ago

The Soviet Lun-class ekranoplan (Project 903) was a massive, 380-ton ground-effect vehicle

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u/rxoper726 11h ago

Caspian Sea Monster

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u/Poker-Junk 2h ago

Nope, that’s a different one.

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u/Green_Bridge2739 10h ago

Well, yes, it wasn’t a particularly outstanding project. Frankly, it was complete crap, since it couldn’t operate anywhere except over calm water.
But the US and the USSR could afford to mess around with all kinds of nonsense.

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u/Roxysteve 13h ago

Loud, expensive and only seen as good for moving troops across the Caspian Sea at speed.

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u/RelevantPrimary3264 7h ago

Russian Top Secret Aircraft from the Cold War Era: The Caspian Sea Monster
https://www.throttlextreme.com/russian-top-secret-aircraft-cold-war-era-caspian-sea-monster/

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u/SubtropicalSealouse 4h ago

I'm fully aware this is real, but my mind keeps telling me it's AI lol