Thursday, May 01, 2025

Liberty Lifter Ekronoplan Demonstrator Aims To Lift C-130-Sized Payloads

DARPA is eyeing a first flight for the Liberty Lifter X-plane in 2028-2029, which could lead to a much heavier-lifting production aircraft. - JOSEPH TREVITHICK
Liberty Lifter’s core goal is to prove out a new ekranoplan flying transport design that employs the wing-in-ground (WIG) effect principle. 
A future aircraft based on the demonstrator could give the U.S. military a new way to affordably move large amounts of cargo and personnel across long distances, and without the need for traditional runways...
Cargo, including light amphibious armored vehicles, has been depicted being unloaded via a large rear ramp, as seen in the video below.


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