æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ɐlˈɛkseɪv dɪzˈaɪnd ɐ mˈiːdiəmsˈaɪzd ˈɛkɹɐnˌɑːplən təbi jˈuːzd æz ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi tɹˈænspoːɹt.
At the start of the 1970s, Alexeyev designed a medium-sized ekranoplan to be used as a military transport.