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Grunin ESKA-1 experimental ekranoplan (2-seat)

Name: Grunin ESKA-1 experimental ekranoplan (2-seat) dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What are the dimensions of the ESKA-1 ekranoplan? · Modern device · basis: Secondary source: Hassan Hameed (copy of en.topwar.ru article), The Maldives National Journal of Research (H. Hameed, 2019) (copy of the maker's figures; the maker publishes none directly)

Also called: eska-1 ekranoplan dimensions, eska-1 wingspan, grunin eska-1, эска-1 экраноплан, small ekranoplan dimensions, two seat ekranoplan size, eska-1 specs, eska 1 medidas

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length: 7800 mm
width: 6900 mm
height: 2200 mm

Notes

ESKA-1 is E. P. Grunin's small Lippisch-type experimental ekranoplan from the Soviet amateur/institute scene of the 1970s.
The file is a 7.80 × 6.90 × 2.20 m box from a performance table reproduced from a Topwar article (also tabulated in Hameed 2019).
Marked secondary.
True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so.
Secondary source: the numbers come from a retailer or magazine copy of the maker's specification.

Grunin ESKA-1 experimental ekranoplan size chart

dimension	value
Length	7.80 m
Wingspan	6.90 m
Height	2.20 m
Wing area	13.85 m²
Empty weight	234 kg
Flight weight	450 kg
Engine	M-63 piston, 32 hp (24 kW)
Maximum speed	140 km/h
Cruise speed	100 km/h
Range	350 km
Ground-effect flying height	300–1500 mm
Crew	2

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Hassan Hameed (copy of en.topwar.ru article)	Experimental ekranoplan ESKA-1	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
The Maldives National Journal of Research (H. Hameed, 2019)	The design of a four-seat reverse delta WIG craft, Table 5	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

grunin-eska-1-ekranoplan-envelope

Envelope 7800 × 6900 × 2200 mm (Real craft: overall length × wingspan × overall height as published)

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Questions

How high does the ESKA-1 fly?

300–1500 mm above the surface in ground effect.