The KM (Korabl Maket) (Russian: Корабль-Макет, literally "Ship-maquette" or "Model-Ship"), known colloquially as the Caspian Sea Monster, was an experimental ground effect vehicle developed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s by the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau.

Dec 30, 2021 · Back in July 2020, after lying dormant for more than three decades, the Sea Monster of the Caspian, one of the most eye-catching flying machines ever built, was again on the move in what was,...

The Lun-class ekranoplan was developed on the basis of the experimental KM ekranoplan, which was nicknamed the "Caspian Sea Monster". The Lun was powered by eight Kuznetsov NK-87 turbofans mounted on forward canards, each producing 127.4 kN (28,600 lbf) of thrust.

Aug 12, 2022 · The Caspian Sea Monster. Stung into action, the CIA developed a dedicated spy and monitoring program for what they dubbed the “Caspian Sea Monster”. They rushed to gather as much information as they could about this unknown …

Oct 19, 2024 · The Caspian Sea Monster was an entirely different ball game. It was an ekranoplan, also known as a wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) craft - it was designed to fly at a high velocity just a few meters above the level of the sea.

Sep 18, 2023 · While scanning the Caspian Sea area in the 1960s, U.S. intelligence satellites detected an unusual and massive object. With its enormous size and the Cyrillic abbreviation KM on its hull, the craft was quickly dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster by Western analysts.

Oct 23, 2020 · The Lun-class ekranoplan, colloquially known as “The Caspian Sea Monster,” is arguably a mish-mash of all three, and has just reared its head for the first time in 30 years.

Mar 22, 2021 · The Lun-class ekranoplan, dubbed the 'Caspian Sea Monster', was discovered by the USA during the Cold War and dragged onto the beach in Derbent in July 2020. The...

The real-life Caspian Sea Monster was, in fact, a popular nickname given to the – a novel seaplane that flew at around 420km/hr just a few metres above the water.

Feb 12, 2024 · ALTHOUGH now abandoned and rusting, the 302ft Soviet megaplane Caspian Sea Monster was once a force to be reckoned with. The formidable ekranoplan, bigger than a Boeing 747 and armed to the teeth with missiles, is beyond unique with eight huge jet engines.