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Re:The ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rises from the grave by throwaway0a5e on Friday October 23, 2020 @07:19AM (#24868264)
Helicopters don't tend to like the kinds of conditions that result in the kinds of seas that these ground effect aircraft don't like. Ground effect seaplanes could potentially fill the same niche as helicopters for the offshore oil industry (or anyone else who operates helicopters in coastal waters).
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Re:The ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rises from the grave by mapt on Friday October 23, 2020 @09:11AM (#24869092)
You need something the size of the KM or larger for the sort of waves you get on the calmest day in the Gulf of Mexico. Small ekranoplanes don't work so well in actual oceans.
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