<![CDATA[Photos of the LUN Ekranoplan]]>Photos of the LUN Ekranoplan

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/d3028298-5e49-4408-a1cb-e1019725c68c/photos-of-the-lun-ekranoplanRSS for NodeTue, 06 Oct 2026 02:39:53 GMTSun, 06 Sep 2026 10:09:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Photos of the LUN Ekranoplan on Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:48:52 GMT]]>@Nick_Stevens_graphics
"whats the thrust level?"
"Yes"

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Is @NanoRaptor doing planes now?
@cstross

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While modern technology would help better maintain stability, the size of the target a larger drone represents is probably the fatal flaw. I guess you want a sweet spot between carries a useful payload and too small to easily target and take down.

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AFAIR Ekranoplans had stability problems, which made them infeasible. Add to that very low attitude and rough seas are a problem.

With drones and modern missiles they're a large target that cannot dodge. You need just to blow out an engine or two, or a wing fragmenty to disable their lift.

And there always more drones.

@Nick_Stevens_graphics

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Not sure.

The Ukrainian approach to drones is cheap and loads of them.

From my understanding, the benefits of an ekranoplan are that it can be heavier than a plane as it gets more lift. Faster than a boat too.

I suspect the simplicity of a boat approach would win out.

I suspect an ekranoplan drone would also be noisy.

I'm out of my depth here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/Nick_Stevens_graphics/statuses/117223722163445210https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/Nick_Stevens_graphics/statuses/117223722163445210Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:54:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Photos of the LUN Ekranoplan on Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:29:56 GMT]]>@Nick_Stevens_graphics So I saw a video of Russians shooting a Ukrainian sea drone as it entered a harbour at high speed and I thought it made sense to have as fast as possible for defensive purposes.

Would a drone Ekranoplan be a better idea or just a bigger target?

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