Concept arts of Amphibious Assault Ekranoplan concepts designed by British aerospace company Avro (now part of BAE Systems) in 90s

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The US did in fact consider developing an 'Ekranoplan' of their own, with some designs suggesting WIG craft far larger than the Soviet Lun-class.
https://t.co/gLX0ixaWAX

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an incredible LEGO creation - the "Tiekranoplan Heavy Assault"
(based, of course, on you-know-what..)

(by Steven W. Howard/ghalad, https://t.co/CK3scxVMaV)

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So asked me to turn a MiG-29 into an ekranoplan...

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On my Instagram you can see a new mini Tutorial to build a in

https://t.co/uBKjdHnoiy

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Mine was based on an ekranoplan which is basically one step above a hovercraft! Though they tended to look more like weird planes than hovercrafts

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Ya debería terminado el vol 2 de Danmachi pero me distraje viendo vídeos sobre los Ekranoplans de los commies...

Maldigo al ruso que lo invento por hacerme pensar en las aplicaciones militares de semejante máquina.
Quien me mandó a crear un mundo bélico...

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Soviet plans for the Lun-class ekranoplan never quite...took off.

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Ekranoplans are cool and it's a shame they didn't take off (heh)

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Along the lines of the Ekranoplan images, here are a couple of concept pieces I had done for a retrofuture dieselpunk game (that I still hope to make someday). via /r/RetroFuturism https://t.co/B7xsJU02B1

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Learned about Ekranoplans today, giant boatplanes that flew on top of the water developed by the Soviet Union. An anime directed by Miyazaki that featured these things would absolutely rule.

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It’s good to see that our heroes have some weapons that can destroy the Ogdru Hem. We discuss “B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth: A Cold Day In Hell” on this week’s podcast episode!

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Ultimate 1960s intermodal concept travel trifecta:

1) Ekranoplans
2) Rotodynes
3) Atomic Airships

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What gallery of 80s Soviet weapons systems would be complete without an ekranoplan?

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