Vahe Demirjian
I really should change my personal text
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The United States has never built an ekranoplan comparable in size to the KM or Lun ekranoplan, although the Aerocon Wingship, Boeing Pelican ULTRA, and Large Weilandcraft are the closest the US ever came to designing giant transport ekranoplans. The Large Weilandcraft would have been a colossus for its time in the annals of ekranoplan development, measuring 700 feet long with a 500 feet wingspan and a weight of 2,200,000 pounds (2,200 tons), as well as seating capacity for 3,000 passengers. What would seaborne transportation have been like if the Large Weilandcraft had been built, given that the seating capacity of this design would have made the Large Weilandcraft some sort of flying ocean liner (like the Bel Geddes No.4).
