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Russia to resume 600 km/h aerodynamic hovercrafts construction

Moscow, Russia - Mass production to start in 2015-2020

Russia will resume the building of aerodynamic craft for both military and civilian purposes, the head of the Central Hydroplanes Engineering Bureau, Sergei Platonov, said on Friday. Sergei Platonov said a program that outlined plans to build the craft known as Ekranoplanes with tonnage of 50, 100 and 600 tons should be submitted to the government by October. Mass production of the Ekranoplanes...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1121149
Rome, Italy, 09/28/2010 16:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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