EKIP - Short Takeoff and Landing Aircraft / Russian Flying Saucer

Support / Поддержка: Donationalerts - Paypal - Teespring Store - Webmoney USD - Z789416365352 Webmoney EUR - E518067593070 Webmoney RU - R788497986526 EKIP (translated from ЭКИП, the Russian acronym for “Экология и Прогресс,“ which means “Ecology and Progress“) is the Soviet and Russian project of a multifunctional aerodrome-free aircraft, built according to the “flying wing“ scheme, with an elliptical-shaped fuselage. Also known by its Russian nickname of Tarielka (Тарелка, meaning “plate“ or “saucer“), the EKIP can land on water or unpaved ground through the use of an air cushion instead of a wheeled undercarriage. The EKIP is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. A special feature of the design is the presence of a special system of stabilization and reduction of drag, made in the form of a vortex control system of the boundary layer flowing around the stern surface of the device,