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funding ran out for this ground effects cruise missle carrying seaplane

this aircraft used the ground effect – extra lift of large wings when close to the waters surface, a maximum of three meters above the sea but at the same time could provide take off, stable “flight” and safe “landing” in conditions of up to 5-meter waves. These were originally developed by the Soviet Union as high-speed military transports, and were based mostly on the shores of the Caspian Sea and Black Sea.



see the whole gallery and write up at http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/03/12/ekranoplan/ but an even bigger gallery at http://acidcow.com/pics/7956-russian-tank-ship-plane-86-pics.html Some unusual vehicles I came across this afternoon
Via: http://xenabitesback.tumblr.com/
Forget the Richard Gere looking alike ( http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/family-values-at-home-with-bunny-sandy-and-alan-1140641.html ), what in going on with the quilted looking car? 







