Caspian Sea Monster. Not a plane, not a ship

[@iplaygames8090]

abandoned soviet megaprojects are like stuff left behind by an ancient civilization

[@neirodejesuschancihernande7340]

straight metalslug machinery

[@supervidere7]

which ancient civilization

[@n_utd]

you must be ukrainian)

[@guytansbariva2295]

​@supervidere7 You totally missed his point. Geez, with an IQ like this, I'd have to bet that you're Russian lol

[@ijtgjfg7375]

@@supervidere7 soviet

[@joeyj6808]

Now *THIS* is what KZbin was made for! Info I never knew, presented in a factual and entertaining fashion. Fascinating stuff! Thanks!

[@RealReporter]

Welcome aboard!

[@liondriven9073]

YT was made for cats videos presented in a factual and entertaining fashion.😅

[@guytansbariva2295]

​@liondriven9073 No, that's the wasteland otherwise known as Tiktok lol

[@Madkabilla]

Whats about hollow earth antarkica and more 🙏🏿❤️​@@RealReporter

[@keganrimmer6767]

wow for a craft sitting near the salty water not being taken care of for decades i was amazed when the doors opened up to reveal the amazingly well kept interior! absolutely astonishing!

[@linuxtuxvolds5917]

The interior seems to be sealed and treated to protect against this type corrosion!

[@munanyo4670]

They just transported it near the sea, it was t always there

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

caspian sea is a freshwater lake.

[@MenRot]

​@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568Nonsense, it's salt water body

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

@@MenRot yes, surprisingly, and according to wikipedia, despite its being a lake the water is salty (approx 1/3 as salty as the ocean) but varying in salinity depending on subregion of lake.

[@aniketsharma3177]

Just imagine what kind of secret technologies they have right now if they have this beauty in the 60s

[@blizzy967]

Like a turtle flyer

[@revsnowfox5798]

Russian military technology is quite shit.

[@MrOrangeonion]

Youve seen the UFO's right? Not aliens.

[@harshitverma4543]

Probably classified bankruptcy warnings

[@richardcastromzena5136]

Imagine

[@flioink]

Army: "So is it for the navy or the air force?" Engineer: "Yes"

[@novemberalpha6023]

😂 even the navy has its own Airforce.

[@SIMPLEGUY423]

It’s for bathtub lol

[@СтепанТодышев-ы3ь]

Как бы самой армии и дали выбор.Они сказали "Для экранопланов нужны лётчики,ведь-это полёт на предельно малой высоте" Стыдно не знать,хотя кому я говорю..

[@kinte1870]

Navy

[@kinte1870]

​@@novemberalpha6023 US Army has more ships than the Navy

[@AManavian]

7:39 impressive to see how clean and well-maintained the interior structure looks.

[@seccosec]

Yeah that steel looks brand new...

[@ashleyobrien4937]

@@seccosec I wonder what it would take to get it "flying" again, frankly I'd LOVE to see that !

[@ephemeralcreek]

Yes...especially in a salt water environment. Some nice steel or aluminum or ? metallurgy there.

[@alphawolfworrior1]

Wow I am just stunned at the quality of the interior of the plane.

[@cougsjohnson1]

I'm not surprised one bit. The Soviet Union had some of the top Engineers in The World!

[@scootsmcgoots]

"Caspian Sea Monster" is literally the perfect term for that behemoth of a machine. What a fascinating craft.

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Fabulous! I'm stunned by the condition of the interior considering how horrible the exterior is. I've been a fan of the "Monsters" for a long time. Many thanx 👍👍

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Cold Storage Masters Of Sea

[@RamMohammadJosephKaur]

If this was parked in any of the shores here in America, it would be already vandalised with ugly graffiti and spray paint.

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

@@NazriB ? Confused?

[@ConstanceMists]

Love the batmobile pfp btw

[@manilkasheran2934]

The pristine metal work 7:39 preserved like that for all these year is amazing to see!

[@planetvegan7843]

It's called spraypaint.

[@evilleader1991]

Soviet engineers were some of the best engineers in the world! Hats off!

[@MynamedidntFitDonkey]

what

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Nazdrovie Alexi !

[@johnpietros9439]

Say what

[@hassyg4083]

they had trouble making nice cars though

[@ОлегГончаров-з9й]

@@hassyg4083 They had trouble making good anything but weapons.

[@John_cupra290]

It’s an awesome bit of engineering and I could easily see with some substantial mods it even being very useful today. It looks rough outside but from inside the structure looks perfect. Really interesting video 👌

[@linnaeus5532]

fun fact: this isn't actually the caspian sea monster. it's a lun class ekranoplan, which was made after the sea monster (internally referred to as the KM) and it is actually somewhat smaller. the KM was about 20 meters (65 feet) longer and had wings that had about 100m^2 (1000 ft^2) more surface area.

[@Rassalhague2]

That's what I was about to say, this is the Lun, not the KM (the true "Caspian Monter").

[@AccelSternritter]

He said that in the video, but you clearly didn't pay attention.

[@kylegibson5933]

​@@AccelSternritter exactly, always get those people trying to sound smart but are down right deaf and dum 😅😂

[@bryancoombesart]

Awesome video... As a pilot I understand "ground effect" and how it feels landing and taking off... It's an awkward and sometimes predictable stage of flight. Most accidents occur at this stage of flight... SO... to invest such manpower and resources into such a CRAZY idea is crazy.

[@heresomewhere7600]

well thats Soviets for you

[@Shatcur]

То что для лётчика проблемный режим полёта, для экоаноплана нормальный мореходный режим 😂. Что русскому хорошо, то нецу смерть(шутка) 😂

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

Well, it's not that crazy if the vehicle is designed solely for this type of flight. It doesn't really have an option of "crashing" in any way, it only turns into a ship. Sinking would be a different issue all together that isn't relevant to your point. Taking off and landing an aircraft is vastly different than piloting these things. The USA also had prototypes like this that worked very well and was very easy to pilot. It's just that they really aren't very necessary or need by the time they came into existence. They was doomed from the start. There are rumors that the USA has a few modern versions of these type of crafts in the Pacific to this day in the nuclear defense program.

[@Михаил-к9ъ6д]

​@@the_original_Bilb_Onoв океане их нет, их потому и делали на каспийском море, потому что океаническая волна не для него. Если бы у сша такое было, они бы растрепали на весь мир сразу же))

[@toidIllorTAmI]

It seemed like an over glorified hovercraft. That thing went amazingly fast but what about deep sea and the fierce waves out there?

[@gamingshowerthoughts9723]

Old soviet machines are so cool. The USSR is like the world's first "lost ancient civilization" of the aviation/space age. One day other civilizations will probably join it but for now it's truly unique.

[@bicyclist2]

I've seen a few documentaries on these before. This is the first time I've seen someone walk around inside one. It's very cool. Thank you.

[@moogle68]

I legit thought this thing was a 3D model for the first 4 minutes of the video, and that he had used a green screen to bring that thing into the video for the intro. It's in fantastic condition, and the quality shot + camera used make this video look so surreal. I guess the foreign nature of the subject matter in this video also played a role in creating such a trippy sensation while watching the video.

[@harpomarx7777]

I was privy to intelligence reports when this thing first appeared. I can verify that it was, as you report, called the "Caspian Sea Monster" and we had it pegged as a "WIG", or "Wing In Ground-effect" vehicle. Made for fascinating reading. Now I get to see it up close .. like a dream come true. Lovely episode! bolʹshoye spasibo!

[@RealReporter]

Hey Harpo! I’m really glad you liked it. More good stuff coming soon 👍

[@totallyjonesin]

@@RealReporter Please turn the music down or off during narration.

[@RealReporter]

@@totallyjonesin noted

[@christianmartin2262]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@westerncake]

How old are you??

[@lucasparker7964]

The Caspian Sea Monster could actually fly (Never tried though), it just throttled back on it's engine power so it wouldn't take off. it did this because as it came out of the water, it's drag decreased and so no longer needed all its power to stay in ground effect (this is how it hovers).

[@jonathanfairchild]

I don’t think it could actually fly. That wingspan isn’t nearly enough to support it for flight. The wings look optimized for high drag low altitude not actual flight. It could likely make enough thrust to leap into the air but then it would just fall/stall back down to the ground.

[@waled121]

No. Wrong. It can’t fly.

[@IloveJellow]

I mean it could for maybe 1 second till it flopped straight into the ground... That was one of the major issues for that hover craft.. was any major updraft of wind would cause the plane to lose its cushion and basically take off which isn't what it was designed for. Basically if the water or weather wasn't stable the pilots could not adjust the craft fast enough to counter the effects.. So for a craft to require such high requirements from the crew and also near perfect conditions outside for them to pilot it safely just wasn't valuable. Now makes you wonder if they had any form of AI assistance would have maybe helped the craft out more, but even then the variables where just too much for it to be a reliable war machine.

[@jojomaster7675]

@@jonathanfairchild You technically don't need any wingspan to fly, you just need to be fast enough. We can't tell wheter this thing could fly or not until we know how powerful it's engines are.

[@myplane150]

Very cool how clean and relatively untouched the inside of the plane/boat thingy is...☺

[@RealReporter]

Yeah good that they keep the door shut. Helped to preserve this beast

[@kl0wnkiller912]

The interior is in amazingly good condition, well worth preserving! As to invisibility, I am pretty sure that sea search radar would find it (and its wake) just as easily as it would any ship and look down radar on a fighter should be able to see it as well... perhaps not 1980s designs but designs today certainly.

[@ArkaMondal-xi2oj]

Well radars do need line of sight as radio waves don't bend along with the curvature of the Earth. To detect vessels at sea beyond line of sight you usually use sonar (active or passive) as water is a really good medium for sound. Since the Ekranoplan flies over water, sonar cannot detect it. Flying as low as the Ekranoplan would render radar useless as the ocean is simply vast and I don't think any navy in the world has the capability of monitoring the entire ocean with radars placed every few hundred kilometers. Fighter jets face the same issues, the ocean is vast, and its very hard to find a vessel in international waters due to the sheer vastness of the ocean.

[@davedixon2068]

@@ArkaMondal-xi2oj Thats why the US navy has AEW aircraft with look down radar so yes latest model radar will see this coming but it would depend on the range of the missiles whether it was seen soon enough, I suspect that there were problems with weather, as turbulence would be very bad for the ground effect it is supposed to "fly" in.

[@Sergei_Igel]

@@davedixon2068 It is not designed to fly inside. He carries a company of Marines on board.

[@LightCrasher]

The thing is it has far superior speed compared to a ship, and much highter payload than most planes. That was its advantage.

[@justj7704]

You deserve millions of subscribers. This is so interesting. Good job!!

[@RealReporter]

Thank you! Really appreciate it, man

[@nikhilkulkarni7628]

millions of views for this video for sure !!

[@davidwright8432]

I've known of and looked at most (of the now many!) videos of this machine. This one is by far the most informative - and beautifully shot. My inner 7-yr-old still jumps up and down every time he sees it, as if for the first time. If you can be in love with a machine, that's me. It looks like a strange mix of Jules Verne (the audacity, and those very clear rivets) and 1950s science fiction illustrations. Ah, the sadness of 'If only .... '! Many thanks for posting.

[@isra.128]

Wait this thing still works!? I thought it was just a popular shell of the past. Even the inside still looks brand new thats impressive asf.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

I’m glad that one has been saved and I’m so amazed at how good a condition it is inside I hope they put a covered roof over it to protect it from the weather And then paint it up Great video 👍👍👍

[@Vei2aC]

I cant stress enough, how much it means to me to see this being turned into a museum or so, just do something with it, its such a fantastic machine, it deserve to be preserved, this is such a GREAT thing, appreciate this so SO much.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

Would love for these to make a comeback. I definitely want to visit this museum and see this magnificent piece of technology.

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

There is a company that makes these albeit in a smaller scale (WIG vehicles) , the one that was made is the Airfish 8 and is expected to be ready for commercial uses in 2025 , there is also a company that plans to make a WIG vehicle but fully electric (since WIG vehicles uses less fuel than conventional aircraft ). Besides , there is the "Liberty lifter" project in which the US military want to make a WIG vehicle for troop and supplies transport that can carry over 100 tons of cargo. So albeit not as widespread as normal planes , these vehicles are slowly making a comeback

[@pilotmanpaul]

Such a beast. If only it could relive once again. WIG aircrafts are such an amazing concept.

[@titan133760]

Technically, the ekranoplan featured here on the beach is not the Caspian Sea Monster. That title belongs to an earlier and larger prototype known by the Soviets as the "KM". This one is actually the Lun-class ekranoplan

[@RansomRabbit428]

They literally says that in the video lol

[@Alexander196210]

So you watched the video, cool...

[@kannachan2744]

If this was coming at you at 1000km/h you would definitely poop your pants. Nice name.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

Shocked on how pristine it is inside. Thanks for sharing.

[@LPx007]

Lars brought me here...this is pretty sick! What an insane machine, loved it!

[@RealReporter]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@w00llee14]

1:00 - This is not THE Caspian Sea Monster (designated "KM"), but it is the Lun class of Ekranoplan which was built after. The ACTUAL Caspian Sea Monster ("KM") unfortunately sank in the Caspian Sea and has not been retrieved due to its sheer weight.

[@dannytechminds423]

Wow

[@w00llee14]

@@dannytechminds423 ?

[@Ramzi1944]

Thanks for sharing

[@samhoyle9157]

It LITERALLY says that in the video. WHY do people comment in the comment section of a video they didn’t watch?

[@w00llee14]

@@samhoyle9157 I mean, I DID watch the video but sure, LET'S capitalise RANDOM words IN the COMMENTS to EMPHASISE our ANGER!

[@suckersupreme4380]

I adore everything about this video, from the editing, writing, narration, music selection… great stuff

[@RealReporter]

Thank you!

[@novemberalpha6023]

To put it simply Aeroplane: Bernoulli's principle Ship: Archimedes principle Ekranoplane: Ground Effect principle

[@Maxim9575]

Who is that guy Ground Effect? 😄

[@typerexc]

This is amazing - never heard of it before. Very cool - thanks for sharing!

[@RealReporter]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnstevenperez4186]

Awesome story and a piece of aviation history. With today's technology, hybrid and composite materials plus advance computers. This could 'fly' again. Just like the Northrop YB-49 that became the Northrop Grumman B*2. WiGE aircraft can be the next flying ships.

[@Meteorknite]

It can carry hypersonics. This sea plane was ahead of its time

[@places2visit]

*That really awesome video with incredible vintage footage, some hard work evident right there...*

[@AWESOM3KAR]

"WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE CADET, A PLANE, OR A BOAT?" "Yes sir"

[@zhuwenqingonline]

70 years ago: Ground effect machinery with unimaginable loading capacity and speed 70 years later: people can’t move the machine and use a door lock and key for locking the hatch door😂

[@in_tasin]

This Soviet-built monster from the 60s remains lethal, classic, and well-furnished even to this day.

[@mikekh2249]

people still find remnants of a technologically advanced civilization on Earth :-) Rostislav Alekseev, USSR - you should know this Name!

[@bpehan6268]

Please keep up the great effort! The quality of your work is amazing and success will inevitably follow, sooner than later I think.

[@RealReporter]

I hope so too 😁

[@RoyBigBoy]

Wow what a brilliant machine and a great report

[@expatamerican3234]

This is so cool! Wow!

[@martypatric1101]

Hallo Real Reporter, this video recording was amazing.🤩 I never heard and saw this enormous Caspian sea monster before, which was made during the cold war in Russia.🤩 This sea plane is massive and huge, the motors are enormous too. Thanks for showing us this giant machine. I was watching from the capital Paramaribo in Suriname MARTY 😍🤩🤩😍

[@RealReporter]

Wow! Greetings to Suriname from Russia! Couldn’t even imagine I have viewers from this part of the world! Glad you enjoyed this video, Marty! Hope you’ll find more interesting content on RR 🤝

[@martypatric1101]

@@RealReporter Hallo Real reporter, yes it was a pleasure to watch your video. Yes I am watching from Paramaribo in Suriname, which lies at the north coast of South america. I love and enjoy your videos..... greetings from MR MARTY

[@joelb360]

I clicked on this thinking it was nonsense...but WOW! Was i wrong!! Super cool. Super interesting. Thanks for teaching me something completely new!

[@ДаниилСтепанов-р1и]

Fun Fact - Ekranoplanes/Screenplanes - are still used as a concept. For example - there are many European-made and Russian-made Ekranoplanes for Civilian/Private duty. And they can work kinda like - Autogyro, Air-cushion ships, and Seaplanes - but also can work on their main reason of build - work under ground effect. So, yea, this concept of planes - still exist, but in small percentage... but still enough - to live, in terms of products on Avia-markets.

[@johncashwell1024]

Freaking Awesome! I am so glad this channel was recommended by Survival Russia! I have seen a lot about this Ekranoplan but never a good look inside. I just wish you had a full hour or more worth of footage and interviews.

[@Lorenzo9214]

The shape of this incredible vehicle reminds me the style of Miyzaki's cartoon machines. It's exciting

[@MarkLee1]

The sheer genius of soviet engineers is jaw-dropping. 😱

[@MarkLee1]

@@TheDesertRat31 If you don’t have any mistakes, it means you don’t do anything.

[@PixelatedLegends]

The KM, 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. The KM began operation in 1966, and was continuously tested by the Soviet Navy until 1980 when it crashed into the Caspian Sea.

[@Pedro-zh6kk]

thank you for the wikipedia definition

[@thex2thaz]

So so cool. Thank you!

[@ry0usama511]

Till this date I still imagine what would happen if USSR and American engineers worked together. What could they possibly achieve

[@shajujosevalappy2245]

Nothing other than they share vodka and bourbon day in day out.

[@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot]

If only people would stop fighting and start thinking about God and their purpose on Earth!

[@jordanwilbert_]

@@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alotyes!

[@johannesschunke3925]

American engineers? U mean German engineers who left After WW2

[@iamwhoimnotimnotwhoiam4431]

1960: planes that glide over water 2023: am I boy or a girl?

[@when2wesleysaintenough]

SO TRUE WHY ARE WE NOT MAKING BETTER PLANES INTEAD OF THINKING ABOUT WHAT GENDER WE ARE LITERALLY WASTING AIR, MONEY AND TIME

[@object_VS]

what??

[@herette]

sir, you won the internet today 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vx-iidu]

1960: am I a ship or a plane?

[@diztinger]

2024: I'm both

[@DNLazy]

Real Reporter: Caspian Sea Monster. *Not a plane, not a ship* Me: Air ship

[@takenbythewindNdrivenbythesea]

Soviet Era Power 💥 💥💥💥 This is one of the best engineering marvel.

[@conwayGAMES]

i’ve seen videos about this before i did not expect it to still be around let alone the interior being in tact

[@al-azimahmed1188]

Absolutely brilliant video, it's great to see inside in detail , as mist videos only ever show outside. Thanks for the great video, much appreciated

[@RealReporter]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@coldwaterjimmy7044]

Very nicely done. I'm curious what was the fuel consumption and how much fuel did this monster have to carry and how long could it stay afloat?

[@craiglizt8074]

Easily one of the most captivating and strange military craft ever made. Just look at it!

[@johnsmart964]

This is absolutely fascinating, shows such inventiveness. Thank you very for bringing us this very interesting video presentation.

[@ryanreedgibson]

What an awesome ship and great video.

[@iluha9818]

Ростислав Алексеев один из выдающихся инженеров 👍👍👍

[@CHAP9DIIETPOBU4]

Спасибо за обзор великой машины ! Когда то была на земле, продвинутая цивилизация...СЛАВА СОВЕТСКИМ УЧЁНЫМ !!!

[@Tetrogromato]

Совковым ученым слава)

[@Sakh10]

@@Tetrogromato ну не хохляцким же

[@angelozi60]

Что значит была?Есть и будет!

[@Tetrogromato]

@@angelozi60 совка больше 30 лет нет, смирись уже.

[@angelozi60]

@@Tetrogromato СССР нет,но Россия есть и будет,при чем тут цивилизация?Имя поменялось у государства,народ(цивилизация)осталась!

[@multioptipupiloptomy]

Amazing. I wish my 2018 Mazda would stand time like this piece of metal :)

[@MachTuck]

What a piece of equipment! awesome!

[@timothyshoemaker9555]

Thxu, I've heard about the Caspian sea monster for awhile and you're the best documentary I've seen. You were able to interview and show the interior which is fantastic. Thxu again

[@driverjamescopeland]

Ground effect... GREAT IDEA! High seas: "hold my beer..."

[@SSFFRRJJ]

collapse of USSR was the only reason Ekranoplan couldnt shy on the public stage..

[@kristofferhellstrom]

Great that they're turning that into a museum. Wow, it's in great shape inside. Looks like new.

[@henry8846]

Also took the bump from Survival Russia. Good stuff.

[@kamratframjandet]

08:59 - A few quite dangerous steps. I'm glad you brought a cameraman with you for protection.

[@pennycarvalho1223]

Finally, someone that doesn’t call it a plane. Best way to describe is “ground effect vehicle”… in a way it’s more similar to a hovercraft than a normal plane or ship.

[@BryanDenlingerKJVM]

Wow. Totally shocked by how nice the interior looked. I wasn't expecting that!

[@nigelcarren]

For me, this is when Thunderbirds briefly became reality! 👍🇬🇧 I am relieved to see it is being protected. I was worried this magnificent beast was going to be left to the mercy of the ocean. Nice video Sir 🏆

[@BIGMANMUSIK]

This is ridiculously amazing and what a beautifully crafted machine 👍🏻😳👀😮

[@TiwariSaurabh]

Soviets were at it's peak in cold war like in space, engineering, espionage, navy and airforce.

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

It's beautiful. Gotta love engineering that was space age back in the olden days

[@safirahmed]

A submersible version of the Ekranoplan could potentially be developed to work in bad weather and survive monster waves.

[@notbydesign3316]

It's incredible the state of the inside! Pristine!

[@elastronaute1198]

Despite what that last guy said about the later prototypes being able to 'bulldoze the waves' - the sheer power of waves and water goes up exponentially with size. So I just don't believe it'd be viable long-term because of the inevitability of it hitting worse weather than they were expecting, as even if it could take a lot of punishment, sooner or later it'd hit waves and weather conditions that damaged the fuselage too much. That's my guess.

[@i8Hardcore]

I don’t know how they translated it, but he literally said that they did it on waves of 2.5 meters during a storm.

[@elastronaute1198]

@@i8Hardcore that's still only about 8 feet that's not that big.

[@iplaygames8090]

@@elastronaute1198 yep, if development continued until today they migh have been able to make it work in the baltic or black sea, maybe coastal areas of big oceans

[@TheSakzzz]

It looks futuristic now... Imagine what it was like in the 60's!

[@Randomcomment7699]

I am amazed with winking grounds effect.. this plane / boat I thought will never been seen again.. this is reality

[@GuiderLight1]

Title: Caspian Sea Monster. Not a Plane, not a ship Me: a Car

[@serpenthydra]

Perhaps we should revisit these technological marvels, not for military purposes but as commercial/pleasure craft. If an all electric engine could be developed to run it it could potentially change some aspects of the commercial world. There's something about it's efficiency that lends itself to a more carbon-free engine design, plus the reduced risk than a plane sporting such technology would incur. Interesting...

[@rahmadrenaldi2624]

Wouldn't work for the same reason why electric semi truck isn't widely used. It has to do with weight to carry ratio, ev have to carry on board battery which cut the amount of spare weight it can carry, also for electric vehicle to have the same amount of distance to an ice, they have to carry more battery which mean more mass which mean more battery and so on and so forth.

[@serpenthydra]

@@rahmadrenaldi2624 well... whatever alternative, cleaner fuel sources we end up using, oneday. Whenever that is...

[@andysvehiclehistorychannel]

I'v wanted to see inside for ten years I'm amazed how big the inflight engineers panel is

[@rocketdude2969]

From the first time I seen one I've been fascinated. These where unlike anything any country at the time had and if they had built a fleet of them and worked out all the bugs they could have launched an attack on the USA . From what I've heard the technology used helped bring about the hovercraft. Also they where abandoned because Russia had turned its attention to intercontinental missiles making the Caspian sea monster useless. Your video is the first time I've seen inside one . Great video .

[@davedixon2068]

Hover Craft was invented in UK by Prof Christopher Cockerill

[@samhoyle9157]

It can’t even go out in bad weather, let alone cross 1/2 an ocean - it even says this in the video, what makes you think they could ever have successfully invaded the US because of some failed prototype?

[@Михаил-к9ъ6д]

​@@samhoyle9157согласен, бред. Вторгаться будем по другому)

[@alexslaydon602]

@@Михаил-к9ъ6д😳

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Wonderful piece of kit, love it.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , (love form Lars ) 🐺

[@sumitsutradhar2085]

Nice information 👍👍

[@acetvr6]

Thank you for presenting this, very cool aircraft. Any idea when the museum will eventually open?

[@adambazso9207]

I think maybe never. They're so exremely corrupt there, that I guess they'll never finish it and officials/politicians will steal most of the money from the project.

[@vawcreations5887]

SUPER REPORT SUPER DOCUMENTARY THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@GreenChilliD]

I can’t believe the conditions inside this craft.

[@mpp_user]

There's another ekranoplan in Moscow called Орлёнок (Orlyonok, I guess), which is now a part of a museum. As I know, you can even go inside of it! Я горжусь нашей Великой Россией и её не менее великой историей! Сколько удивительного было создано руками наших земляков!

[@blerst7066]

It's an amazing machine. Too bad its greatest enemies were the waves.

[@matteocavedon4684]

“Soviet flying sea car” would be another acceptable title

[@Ilgiuseppe.26]

Onore e gloria eterni all'Unione Sovietica e a tutti i traguardi raggiunti dal popolo Sovietico! Bel video complimenti! Saluti dall'Italia! ❤️🇮🇹🤝🏻🇷🇺❤️

[@jacksimper5725]

The chief designer Rostolav Alexeyev was demoted to being a mechanic I think because of the politics of the time ,then came the crash of the Soviet Union so no more money for investments ,sadly he died a couple of years later in 1980 . He seems to have been on the point of overcoming the problems it had before the demotion ,so it could be an opportunity for at least a fast form of travel in both the Caspian or Black sea in regulated routes.

[@АлександрХрамов-д5е]

Все проекты задушили американские спецсоужбы подкупами в эшэлонах власти , так же многие технологие в наглую крали . Сперва развалили страну пр помощью ублюдка Горбачева потом переманили ученых и технологии. Это всем ищвестный факт

[@user-pq1fu9jj6j]

Механиком? Бред! Его назначили начальником в другой отдел. Перевели на другую работу!

[@buxisinbad4288]

"...then came the crash of the Soviet Union so no more money for investments ,sadly he died a couple of years later in 1980." Dissolution of the Soviet Union happened at the end of 1991.

[@holidayexplorers1202]

What a monster it is, Nice video, Thanks from Bangladesh......