It’s a ship, it’s a plane… Is China using Soviet technology to build a flying boat?

It’s a ship, it’s a plane… Is China using Soviet technology to build a flying boat?

Images on social media reveal that China has built its own flying ship, dubbed the ‘Bohai Sea Monster’. This wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft, commonly known as an ekranoplan, was first seen during the Cold War and developed by the Soviet Union

An image of China’s purported jet-powered ekranoplan, the Bohai Sea Monster, built for stealthy, fast sea-level flights. Image Courtesy: X