TÉR-2500 (Pacifica)

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Modern artist's illustration of the TÉR-01-SP, the only unit produced of the TÉR-2500, flying past a sailboat
Class overview
NameTÉR-2500
Operators
In service1987–late 1990s
Planned2
Building0
Completed1
Cancelled1
Active0
Lost0
Retired1
Preserved1
General characteristics
Class and typeTÉR
TypeAttack/Transport (ground effect vehicle)
DisplacementDisplacement n/a, weight 286 tonnes unloaded
Length73.8 metres (242 ft)
Beam(Wingspan) 44 metres (144 ft)
Height19.2 metres (63 ft)
Draught(2.5 metres or 8 feet 2 inches)
PropulsionKuznetsov NK-87 turbojet engines, 127.4 kN (28,600 lbf) thrust
Speed297 kn (550 km/h; 342 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi)
Capacity100 tonnes (220,000 pounds)
Complementsix officers and nine enlisted men
Sensors and
processing systems
Puluchas search radar
Armament
TÉR-2500
Modern artist's illustration of the TÉR-2500 flying past a sailboat
Role Ekranoplan
National origin The United Provinces of Rhayna, Alla-gy and Néa-gy
Manufacturer Ekranoplan Design Bureau
Designer Rostislav Alexeyev
First flight February 18, 1965
Introduction 1964
Retired 1976 (reintroduced in 2021)
Status Active
Primary user Rhaynan Navy
Produced 1961–1964
Number built 1

The TÉR-2500 (Téras-2500) (Aegean: Τέρας-2500, literally "Monster" in aegean), known colloquially as the White Doom, it's the first ground effect vehicle developed by Rhayna in the 1960s by the Ekranoplan Design Bureau, The TÉR-2500 was tested weekly by the Rhaynan Navy in secrecy until 1976, when it was retired due to highly expensive maintenance routines and lack of situations where its intervention was necessary.