In the thick of the Cold War, the Soviet Union built a revolutionary transport vessel that was bigger than any plane and faster than any ship. It was also capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

In the May 1992 issue, Popular Mechanics reported on the bright future of wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) craft, known in Russian as ekranoplane. Emerged from a secretive Soviet Union project, the ...

Yes, it’s a concept. No, it’s not that crazy. This 118-foot flying yacht could work. After all, it’s just a very pretty ekranoplane, aircraft-ship hybrids that can float like a sea vessel and fly a ...

In the early part of the 20th century, Soviet shipbuilders were facing a problem in increasing ship speed. The fastest speed for displacement vessels was limited by wave resistance. For river vessels, ...