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     • The real-life Caspian Sea Monster was, in fact, a popular nickname given to the KM ekranoplan – a novel seaplane that flew at around 420km/hr just a few metres above the water.
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2. www.historicmysteries.com › history › caspian-seaWhat is an Ekranoplan? The Story of the Caspian Sea Monster

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   Aug 12, 2022 · In 1967 CIA analysts were shown something new: an enormous and strange Russian military aircraft. What was the mysterious “Caspian Sea Monster”?

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   What is the Caspian Sea Monster?

   • While scanning the Caspian Sea area in the 1960s, U.S. intelligence satellites detected an unusual and massive object. With its enormous size and the Cyrillic abbreviation KM on its hull, the craft was quickly dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster by Western analysts.

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   Is the 'Caspian Sea Monster' a true story?

   • Tales of this audacious vehicle, which became known as the ‘Caspian Sea Monster’, would circulate among Western intelligence circles, with many dismissing it as propaganda or exaggeration. This is the true story of one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable vehicles.

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   Was the Caspian Sea Monster a fable?

   • The Caspian Sea Monster, as it was mysteriously labelled by Western intelligence, was not a creature of fable, but a tangible marvel of engineering that straddled the worlds of aviation and naval design. Its conception and development underline the Soviet Union’s pursuit of technological supremacy at sea.

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   Why did the CIA spy on the 'Caspian Sea Monster'?

   • Stung into action, the CIA developed a dedicated spy and monitoring program for what they dubbed the “Caspian Sea Monster”. They rushed to gather as much information as they could about this unknown aircraft, and what they found horrified them. The Monster was almost 100 meters (330 feet) long, far bigger than any other aircraft then or now.

   What is an Ekranoplan? The Story of the Caspian Sea Monster

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   Sep 18, 2023 · While scanning the Caspian Sea area in the 1960s, U.S. intelligence satellites detected an unusual and massive object. With its enormous size and the Cyrillic abbreviation KM on its hull, the craft was quickly dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster by Western analysts.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Caspian_Sea_MonsterCaspian Sea Monster - Wikipedia

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   Operational history. The Caspian Sea Monster at Kaspiysk photographed with a KH-8 reconnaissance satellite in 1968. It remained the heaviest aircraft in the world throughout its 15-year service life, and served as the basis for Lun's development.

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   Aug 4, 2021 · The real-life Caspian Sea Monster was, in fact, a popular nickname given to the KM ekranoplan – a novel seaplane that flew at around 420km/hr just a few metres above the water. Around 90m long but with comparatively short, stubby wings, it was the world’s largest airplane when developed by the Soviet Navy in the mid-1960s, originally ...

8. www.ctvnews.ca › sci-tech › the-caspian-sea-monsterThe 'Caspian Sea Monster' rises from the grave | CTV News

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   Oct 22, 2020 · Beached on the western shores of the Caspian Sea, it looks like a colossal aquatic beast -- a bizarre creation more at home in the deep than above the waves.

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9. edition.cnn.com › caspian-sea-monster-ekranoplanThe ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rises from the grave | CNN

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   Dec 30, 2021 · The Lun-class Ekranoplan, aka “The Caspian Sea Monster,” is actually both. And now one of the most extraordinary Cold War flying machines ever built is about to enjoy a new lease on life. Is ...

10. robbreport.com › motors › aviationMeet the ‘Caspian Sea Monster,’ a 302-Foot Cold War Soviet ...

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    Feb 8, 2023 · Two years ago, Russian authorities pulled a “sea monster” from a remote military pier on the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water. But the 302-foot Lun-class ekranoplan was...