Found and Explained Official on MSN

The Gigantic Russian Ekranoplan Aircraft Carrier

Soviet engineer Robert Bartini envisioned the A-2500 Ekranoplan, a colossal 2,500-ton ground-effect aircraft that would serve ...
Throughout its brief but interesting life, the Progvev-T encountered numerous problems that ultimately doomed this gonzo idea to obscurity. The Cold War was a time of extreme experiments when it came ...