>>27681057>Could they land and take off from water and land?It did not have landing gear but did have a specially designed cradle that could pull them out of the water for servicing.
>They imply it was essentially a low altitude seaplane, and the shape of the underhull suggests that it was hydrodynamic in some way.The undercarriage was designed for efficient movement in water as the speed increased and the ground effect could take-over. The ekranoplan had an aggressive planing hull to help lift the body out of the water as speed increased.
>Is there an upper limit for the size of a GEV?Engine power (speed), weight and body shape (drag) and lifting surface. If you can put a C-5 or AN-225 in the air under full load you can probably make a GEV as big. for reference the Lun ekranoplan was 44 m long and the AN-225 is 84 m long.
>How effective would a fleet of large (200m+) GEV armed with light cannon and guided missiles be?Thats pretty big. Define light cannon. Also the Lun carried six P-270 Moskit (SS-N-2 Sunburn missiles) which were 32 ft long and weighed 9,900 lbs.
