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) my ekranoplan is full of eels. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Login to comment. Enable JavaScript and Click here to access all of this post's 1 comments