CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN 934R1016A DDAT 930714 SLIN Moscow IZVESTIYA in Russian 14 Jul 93 p 8 SUBJ 'Flying Saucer' Financial Problems Viewed Full Text Superzone of Message 1 ///((Article by IZVESTIYA writer Viktor Litovkin: "'Flying Saucers' Made in Saratov")) 2 ((Text)) ((begin bold)) The device you see in the photo is called a highly economical flying apparatus of the Ekip firm, but simply put it is a "flying saucer." It is made at the Saratov Aircraft Plant.((end bold)) 3 Ekip president Anatoliy Savitskiy told me that the "saucer's" general designer is Lev Shchukin, and it is based on the surface effect combined with the "air cushion" effect. Because of this the apparatus is capable of shipping cargo equal to practically half its own weight while the cargo giant Mriya can lift only a third its own weight into the air. The "saucer" was created several years ago, but because of a lack of money it has not yet taken its place in the ranks. 4 To be sure, last summer an experimental model of the "saucer" with a diameter of 2.5 meters flew over the plant airfield, but the actual apparatus, even if controlled by radio in the test flight, was to have been sent up this fall. But for the same reason--a shortage of finances--its departure from the shop has been postponed until spring. 5 In addition to its unique cargo capacities, the "saucer" can move at an altitude of 8-10 km over a distance of 8,500 km with a speed of 650-700 km per hour. It does not need airfields.…