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No Spruce Goose: US Takes Second Shot At ‘Ekranoplan’ With Liberty Lifter

If built, the Liberty Lifter could supply the military with an ekranoplan that combines the benefits of ship and aircraft transportation.

Besides the pogo stick and the Pogo comic strip, there was also the Pogo V/STOL fighter plane. It predated the Harrier by over a decade.

The Luftwaffe’s Moskito didn’t have the success that the RAF’s Mosquito did during WWII. This was largely due to the lack of a very basic ingredient.

Some of these planes hold world records for speeds and altitudes.

Not to be confused with the F84 Thunderjet and F-84F Thunderstreak from the same manufacturer. The XF-84 caused more problems than she solved.

NASA is at the cutting edge of aviation with its X-series experimental aircraft and operates many other remarkable aircraft.

If the challenges facing ekranoplans could ever be overcome, ground-effect aircraft like the Be-2500 could be transformative.

Honda’s experimental MH02 business jet helped lay the foundation upon which its later HondaJets were built.

Some of the US Air Force’s most remarkable and ambitious aircraft to fly never went into serial production.

Throughout the years, there have been plenty of quirky aircraft developed in the United States.