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China Just Unveiled Its “Bohai Sea Monster” Ekranoplan
Chinese ambitions in the South and East China seas, as well as Taiwan, make development of craft like this ekranoplan and the ...
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Cold War relic reborn? Leaked images suggest China is developing the Soviet Ekranoplan
Technically called a wing-in-ground effect vehicle, the craft was spotted along the Bohai Sea, a northern extension of the ...
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DARPA ends Liberty Lifter wing-in-ground craft programme
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has ended a programme to build a large wing-in-ground (WIG) craft ...
Is China’s ‘Bohai Monster’ a revival of Soviet-era cargo transport technology?
Witnesses share images on social media, including one that shows a wing-in-ground-effect craft above the water’s surface.
China's Sea-Skimming 'Monster' Surfaces With Stealth And Doubts
China's“Bohai Sea Monster” just surfaced – an experimental sea-skimming aircraft that blurs the line between ship and plane, ...
China’s terrifying new giant ‘sea monster’ warplane pictured for first time
Chilling pictures have emerged showing China’s terrifying new giant “sea monster” warplane for the first time.
It’s a ship, it’s a plane… Is China using Soviet technology to build a flying boat?
Images on social media reveal that China has built its own flying ship, dubbed the ‘Bohai Sea Monster’. This wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft, commonly known as an ekranoplan, was first seen during t ...
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IIT Madras startup develops seacraft that can glide over water like a ...
The WIG craft can reach altitudes of 150 meters and attain speeds of up to 500 km an hour, without compromising on comfort or safety of the passenger. It is also maneuverable like a boat.