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Airplanes: Russia wants to invest in ekranoplans
Project consists in production of some ground-effect aircraft in Far East
![A-90 Orlyonok Ekranoplan of the Soviet Navy](https://avionews.it/resources/big/86f80d2de260d61b9a3ad558a6db28ed.jpg.webp)
Russian government agency referred about Orion society that wants to produce some ekranoplans. This aircraft is considered the joining link between seaplanes and hydrofoils, able to move few meters above a surface (generally water), using the soil effect for its sustenance. Orion believes so much in this project and found the right area for ground-effect vehicles manufacturing, mainly in Komsomol'sk-na-Amure...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency