I did it out of ekranoplan Lun lifeguard class ekranoplan (NATO Duck) is a winged (GeV), developed by Rostislav E. Alekseev and used by Soviet and Russian Navy from 1987 until sometime in the late 1990s.It flew with the help of the lift generated by the first effect is greater wings when close to the surface of the water about four meters or less.Although they might look, and related specifications, ekranoplans as the Moon is not the plane, seaplanes, hovercraft, hydrofoil or ground effect a separate technology in general.The International Maritime Organization classifies these vehicles like ships.Moon was given eight Kuznetsov NK-87 turbofans mounted on the front of ducks, each of which produces 127.4 kN (28,600 lb) of thrust.It was flying boat hull with a large deflection plate on the bottom to provide a "step" for takeoff.It was flying boat hull with a large deflection plate on the bottom to provide a "step" for takeoff. Equipped with anti-surface for the war, he was carrying P-270 Mosquito (Mosquito) missile. Six rocket launchers were mounted in pairs on the dorsal surface of the fuselage with advanced tracking systems installed in the nose and tail. The only model in its class, built MD-160 entered service with the Black Sea Fleet in 1987 was forced to resign at the end of the 1990s, and is now sitting unused in the naval station in Kaspiysk. The Russian Defense Ministry has no plans to revive the project.