Is it a hovercraft? Is it a plane? No, it's an Ekranoplan The Ekranoplans are described as a bizarre cross between a hovercraft and an airplane, developed during Cold War.Link - via Stuart Witts Comments (1) Newest 1 Newest 1 Comment my ekranoplan is full of eels. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Login to comment. Click here to view up to the first 100 of this post's 1 comments