Ekranoplans are/were real, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan#Ekranoplan_wing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan#Ekranoplan_wing In fact, some

Ekranoplans are/were real, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan#Ekranoplan_wing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan#Ekranoplan_wing In fact, some of the description from the article is taken straight from that wikipedia page. But yes, the article is a lot of hype on top of a skeleton of truth.