CONTEST B&W - The Caspian Monster

Greetings, friends.
@sultan-aceh has announced the 17th week of the "CONTEST B&W PHOTOGRAPHY WEEK 18 And Get 3 Bingo Tickets as a Prize".

Today I decided to show the Caspian Monster in black and white.
What is the Caspian Monster? It's a cross between an airplane and a ship, flying at high speed over water, and it's called an "ekranoplan." It was designed and built in the USSR. The photo shows a later version, called the "Harrier". It was a missile carrier.
The demise of the USSR closed many such ambitious projects.

This is one of the remaining copies. Only 1 copy was really working.

The characteristics of this ship are simply impressive:

length — 73.8 m;
height — 19.2 m;
weight — 544 tons;
speed — 500 km / h;
range of navigation (flight) — 2000 km;

This Caspian Monster stands on the shore of the Caspian Sea near Derbent, an ancient city. That morning, when my friends and I were in this place, there was a thick fog, but periodically the sea breeze drove away the fog, and then it returned again.
This event was in December 2022.

The basic rules contest

1 The contest is open for entire STEEMIT community
2 TOPIC - TOPIC - B&W PHOTOGRAPHY
3 Photo Subject or BW Must Be Clear
4 PPhotos should not be framed in any form
5 Entries must be original work - NO PLAGIARISM
6 AI (artificial intelligence) not allowed
7 The entry photo must be in COMMENTS to this thread as well with the link to link
8 Short description is warmly welcome
9 You may submit ONE(1) entry per week

Friends, thank you for your attention.

I wish all of you good luck!

I will be glad to have your attention to my posts again.

_@apnigrich