The Lun-class ekranoplan is a ground effect vehicle (GEV) designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev in 1975 and used by the Soviet and Russian navies from 1987 until sometime in the late 1990s.
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini was an Italian-born Soviet aircraft designer and scientist, involved in the development of numerous successful and experimental aircraft projects. A pioneer of amphibious aircraft and ground effect vehicles, Bartini was one of the most famous engineers in the Soviet Union, nicknamed Barone Rosso because of his noble descent.
The Kuznetsov Design Bureau is a Russian design bureau for aircraft engines, administrated in Soviet times by Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov. It was also known as GNPO "Trud" and Kuybyshev Engine Design Bureau (KKBM).
The Bartini Beriev VVA-14Vertikal`no-Vzletayuschaya Amphibia was a wing-in-ground-effect aircraft developed in the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Designed to be able to take off from the water and fly at high speed over long distances, it was to make true flights at high altitude, but also have the capability of "flying" efficiently just above the sea surface, using aerodynamic ground effect. The VVA-14 was designed by Italian-born designer Robert Bartini in answer to a perceived requirement to destroy United States Navy Polaris missile submarines.
The A-90 Orlyonok is a Soviet ekranoplan that was designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev of the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau.
Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev was a Russian Soviet shipbuilder known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground effect vehicles. Alexeyev was an accomplished designer of hydrofoil ships, such as the Raketa, and became a prominent developer of ground effect vehicles, particularly the Caspian Sea Monster and the A-90 Orlyonok.
A ground-effect vehicle (GEV) is a vehicle that is designed to attain sustained flight over a level surface by making use of ground effect, the aerodynamic interaction between the wings and the surface. Among the best known are the Soviet ekranoplans, but names like wing-in-ground-effect (WIG), flarecraft, sea skimmer, or wing-in-surface-effect ship (WISE) are also used.
The Kuznetsov NK-86 is a low bypass turbofan engine used on the Ilyushin Il-86 rated at 13,000 kgf or 28,600 lbf thrust. It is made by the Soviet Kuznetsov Design Bureau. It is an upgraded version of the Kuznetsov NK-8.
JSC Kuznetsov is one of the leading Russian producers of aircraft engines, liquid-propellant rocket engines as well as aeroderivative gas turbines and modular stations.
The Kuznetsov NK-87 is a low bypass turbofan engine rated 127.4 kN (28,600 lbf) thrust. It powers the Lun class ekranoplan. It is made by the soviet Kuznetsov Design Bureau.
The KM, known colloquially as the Caspian Sea Monster, was an experimental ground effect vehicle (ekranoplan) developed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s by the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau. The KM began operation in 1966, and was continuously tested by the Soviet Navy until 1980, when it was damaged in a testing accident and sank in the Caspian Sea.
The RFB X-113 Aerofoil Boat was an experimental ground effect vehicle intended to work over water. It was one of three such aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch in the 1960s and early 1970s. The X-113 first flew in 1970; only one was built.
Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau is a company based in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. It was named after Rostislav Alexeyev.
Spasatel is an ekranoplan project, originally planned by the Soviet Ministry of Defense, which at the time was classified as "Top Secret". Originally the vehicle was intended to serve as the missile carrier of the project Lun, but was then converted into an ambulance, but never completed. Russia has revived the 600-metric-ton-maximum-takeoff-weight ground-effect vehicle to be used for search and rescue operations in the Arctic and Pacific, as well as cargo and troop delivery to remote military bases.
А-080-752 is a project by JSC Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau for a passenger ekranoplan with a maximum takeoff weight of 100 metric tons and a payload of 20 metric tons over 5000 km.
А-300-538 is a project by Russian aviation company, JSC Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau, for a a double decker ekranoplan with a maximum takeoff weight of 350 metric tons and a payload of 64 metric tons or 550 passengers over 3000 km.
As of 2015, the A-050 ekranoplan is being developed by the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau, two concepts of which have been shown at the MAKS Air Show. According to ValueWalk, the model "will feature modern avionics and navigation", having a take-off weight of 54 tons and carrying capacity of 9 tons; it will be powered by R-195 booster engines, and have a cruising speed of 400 to 480 km/h, with a range of 4,800 km. At the same time, it is thought the ground effect vehicle will be armed with cruise missiles.
