The Bartini Beriev VVA-14 was a Soviet wing-in-ground-effect amphibious aircraft developed in the early 1970s. Its name expands to Vertikalno-Vzletayushchaya Amfibiya, meaning vertical take-off amphibian. It was designed to take off from water and fly fast over long distances at high altitude, while also being able to skim just above the sea surface using the aerodynamic ground effect. Robert Bartini, a designer born in Austria-Hungary, created it in answer to a perceived requirement to destroy United States Navy Polaris missile submarines. The last aircraft was retired in 1987.
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in collaboration with the Beriev Design Bureau intended to develop the prototype VVA-14
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first VVA-14 prototype was completed in 1972
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in collaboration with the Beriev Design Bureau intended to develop the prototype VVA-14
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