Vertical Takeoff Amphibious Aircraft | Bartini Beriev VVA14| VTOL

The Bartini Beriev VVA-14 (Vertikal`no-Vzletayuschaya Amphibia, or Vertical Takeoff Amphibious Aircraft) was a Soviet vertical takeoff amphibious aircraft developed during the Cold War. Designed by Robert Bartini and later continued by the Beriev Design Bureau after Bartini's death, the VVA-14 was a unique and ambitious project.

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The age when engineers & designers were bold & courageous.

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Not vertical take off - in fact not designed to really take off at all. It was an ekranoplan, designed to skim the surface of water using ground effect.

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The Soviets and later the Russians were always fond of spending a lot of iron.

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STARFIELD

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Defied convention. Over-priced and ultimately a total failure. One of the coolest looking machines ever.

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Did it fly?

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This was not a vertical take off capable aircraft.

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I cringe watching sea water getting sucked into the jet engines