Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau () is a company based in

Nizhniy Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...

, Russia. It was named after

Rostislav Alexeyev Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev (; December 18, 1916 – February 9, 1980) was a Russian Soviet Director & Chief of Design known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground-effect vehicles. Alexeyev was an accomplished designer of hydro ...

. This design bureau has been designing hydrofoils, air cushion craft, and air cavity vessels for many years. It designed and manufactured several designs for

wing-in-ground-effect A ground-effect vehicle (GEV), also called a wing-in-ground-effect (WIGE or WIG), ground-effect craft/machine (GEM), wingship, flarecraft, surface effect vehicle or ekranoplan (), is a vehicle that is able to move over the surface by gaining su ...

vehicles, including the 400-ton

Lun-class ekranoplan The ''Lun''-class ekranoplan (List of ships of Russia by project number, Soviet classification: Project 903) is the only ground effect vehicle (GEV) to ever be Initial operating capability, operationally deployed as a Surface combatant, warshi ...

, 140-ton

A-90 Orlyonok The A-90 ''Orlyonok'' () is a Soviet Union, Soviet ground effect vehicle, ''ekranoplan'' that was designed by Rostislav Alexeyev, Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev of the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau. The A-90 uses ground effect (aircraft), gr ...

, and 20-ton Utka.

Vehicles

А-080-752 А-080-752 is a project by JSC Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau for a passenger ekranoplan A ground-effect vehicle (GEV), also called a wing-in-ground-effect (WIGE or WIG), ground-effect craft/machine (GEM), wingship, flarecraft, sur ...

Spasatel Spasatel ( "Rescuer", "Lifesaver", Project 9038) is a ground-effect vehicle, originally planned by the Soviet Ministry of Defense. The vehicle was intended to serve as the missile carrier of the project ''Lun''-class ekranoplan, but was then conv ...

А-300-538 А-300-538 is a project by Russian aviation company, JSC Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau, for a double decker ekranoplan A ground-effect vehicle (GEV), also called a wing-in-ground-effect (WIGE or WIG), ground-effect craft/machine ...

* Utka

References

External links

Official website
Aircraft manufacturers of Russia Companies based in Nizhny Novgorod Ministry of the Shipbuilding Industry (Soviet Union) Defence companies of the Soviet Union Design bureaus {{Russia-company-stub