For decades the Soviet Union and now Russia have held leading positions in the development of a special class of vehicles which are neither aircraft nor ships . . . or both at once. Known as wing-in-ground effect (WIGE) craft or by their Russian name of Ekranoplan, these vehicles combined the best of both worlds, operating on the borderline between the sky and the sea, offering the speed of an aircraft coupled with better operating economics and the ability to operate pretty much anywhere on the world's waterways. As such, they promptly attracted the attention of the military and thus have been veiled in secrecy until recently.
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This review is from: Russia's Ekranoplans: The Caspian Sea Monster and other WIGE Craft - Red Star Vol. 8 (Paperback)
"Russia's Ekranoplans" is a great book. The history of the projects and the photos were terrific.
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This review is from: Russia's Ekranoplans: The Caspian Sea Monster and other WIGE Craft - Red Star Vol. 8 (Paperback)
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! Color pictures, info, info, info! 16 pages of 3 view drawings of all kinds of real and imagined craft...stunning. Red Star is a fantastic series and this one will not disappoint! Highly recommended! No color profiles but it just doesn't matter with all the pictures both B&W and Color. Fantastic.
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This review is from: Russia's Ekranoplans: The Caspian Sea Monster and other WIGE Craft - Red Star Vol. 8 (Paperback)
This is THE DEFINITIVE book on the ekranoplan, period. This should be on any WIG enthusiasts bookshelf. The volume of information is astonishing and there are photographs and line drawings contained in the volume not available anywhere else. After reading this book the reader gets the impression they could almost go out and design one themselves. For those who have never heard of ekranoplans or are only mildly aware of what they are will be treated to a eye opening experience. I cant recommend this book enough.
(Note to model builders, static or R/C: There are a LOT of photos AND scale line 3-view drawings in the book. This is very useful)
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