Chinese Wing-in-Ground Effect Vehicles - Ekranoplans in PLA service

[Deino]

One of the probably most unique - and barely known in the West - type in PLA service is the XTW-5 WIG (XTW = 信天翁 XìnTiānWēng = Albatros). From what I know - most of all from this site: http://www.eastpendulum.com/chinese-wing-in-ground - it entered service in 2003 within the PLA Border Defence Troops, 1 Patrol Boat Squadron/Jiamusi based at Dangbizhen at the Xingkai Lake in the former Shenyang Military Region; now Northern Theater Command.

Does anyone have more information or additional images ?

Deino

 

[Feng Leng]

It suggests China is going to put an airstrip on an ekranoplan to become an aircraft carrier.

 

[Deino]

It suggests China is going to put an airstrip on an ekranoplan to become an aircraft carrier.

surely not

 

[FuturePAF]

Part of the Taiwan invasion force?

 

[Deino]

Part of the Taiwan invasion force?

Also NOT ... as written in my introduction it is used by the PLA Border Defence Troops in the former Shenyang Military Region; now Northern Theater Command against North Korea/Russia.

 

[ynhnwn]

Part of the Taiwan invasion force?

You would need to be insane and/or suicidal to want to employ ekranoplans on open waters.

 

[Arsalan 345]

i remember using ekranoplan in igi2 lol.