The Lun-class ekranoplan was designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev in 1975. The only model of this class ever built, the MD-160, entered service with the Black Sea Fleet in 1987. It was retired in the late 1990s and sat unused at a naval station in Kaspiysk until 2020.
About Lun-class ekranoplan in brief
The Lun-class ekranoplan is a ground effect vehicle designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev in 1975. It flew using the lift generated by the ground effect of its large wings when within about four metres above the surface of the water. The name Lun comes from the Russian word for harrier.
The only model of this class ever built, the MD-160, entered service with the Black Sea Fleet in 1987. It was retired in the late 1990s and sat unused at a naval station in Kaspiysk until 2020.
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