Ivolga

The Russian Federation is the only country possessing the technology of ekranoplane. In addition to the giant apparatus created under the direction of R. Alekseev, developed and are small, designed for local “airlines”. An example of this is a twin-engine 10-seater airplane EP-7 “Ivolga”, created under the leadership of Vladimir Kolganova EP-7 made according to the classic scheme of the aircraft with a composite wing. On the wing of small aspect ratio located displacement hull floats and propellers in annular channels.

Attached to the center section folding in the Parking lot of the console large extension to the ailerons at the ends of the “Oriole” had undergone flight tests, including in the winter on lake Baikal. The ekranoplan can fly in a wide range of altitudes and used for the carriage of passengers and small cargo to and providing emergency medical care in remote areas of the country.