Soviet secret weapons-The Caspian Monster.
The Caspian Monster was a Soviet secret weapon-a hybrid between a ship and airplane known in Russia as ekranoplan!
The vessel is thrust-propelled generated by flight near a solid surface virtually hovering a few feet above the water, ice and even solid ground!
In August 1967 a U.S. satellite that was flying over the Caspian Sea 'caught' something amazing! A giant vessel resembling an airplane 'flying' with great speed over the water.The Americans immediately showed interest in the strange Soviet secret weapon and spies began working to learn more about it.They gave him the nickname 'Caspian Monster' in analogy with the monster of Loch Nes.At the time the Caspian monster was the largest and heaviest aircraft of the world.
The ekranoplano...
