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OT: Retired Monster

Now that is a true monster..

maybe that is the only pod with an engine still in it.?????
 
Thanks for posting this link. Superb photography.

I remember Alphasim's FS9 version ( I think ) of the old Cold War relic.
I did not read word for word the entire article, but was this big beast designed as a carrier battle group killer?
 
A monster, indeed. Those are some amazing shots. I had no idea that thing was as big as it appears to be in the photos. Talk about a texture artist's dream -- such decay, so many incredible details. Even the buildings around the dock look fascinating.
 
with its capability of launching six nukes, i cant say as i'm sorry to see her retired, but wig vehicles are alive and well and becoming quite popular..

http://www.yachtboutique.com/Designers/Ekranoplan/Ekranoplanintro.htm

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/ground-effect/flarecraft-l325.jpg

http://www.australianhovercraft.com/hoverc1.jpg

http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2007/12/Focus-21.jpg

now if only some fine young modeller whould take up the challege for fsx,,, anyone want to fly a bentley??
 
No one is actually going to tell me that thing actually flies? :isadizzy: In the immortal words of the song from Dumbo:
I've seen a house fly, I seen a horse fly.
But, I never seen that thing fly.

:running:
 
Excuse the Bond music lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRipnrbsd0

awesome machine!

Also found this about a rescue version called Spasatel:

"After the accident of the Komsomolets nuclear submarine near Norway it was decided to transform the second, partly finished, Lun into a Search and Rescue (SAR) Ekranoplan. In 1990 and 1991 the Lun was used as a testbed for the Spasatel. Apart from the interior the Spasatel is currently finished and is waiting in a factory in Nizhny Novgorod for some money to finish it.
The Spasatel is designed to locate and rescue people at sea from ships, aircraft or oil rigs and platforms. It can transport up to 150 people, but it can hold up to 500 rescued people."
 
Man, that is one huge, fugly aircraft!

Kinda like the Millenium Falcon prompted Luke to exclaim, "What a hunk of junk!"

Yea, but would it do the Kessel Run in less than two parsecs! :bump:

But, it really never flies at all except hydroplaning across the water... ;)
 
But, it really never flies at all except hydroplaning across the water..
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It's not really hydroplaning, that would imply all the weight is being supported by the water, those wings do supply a large amount of lift.
 
The mesh basket on the front of one engine is used for engine runs on the ground. It is designed to keep large objects from accidentally being sucked into the intake. It's a safety feature. What surprises me about it on this aircraft is that the engines sit so high I cannot imagine how the intakes would be at risk.

Ken
 
Frankly, looking at those photos, the aircraft in the boneyard at Davis-Monthan have paint jobs and aluminum skin in better condition that that aircraft.

Ken
 
Ken Stallings said:
The mesh basket on the front of one engine is used for engine runs on the ground.

Ken
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I don't know about that Ken. If you look close at it, it seems to be fixed to the cowl and not removable and normally run-up screens have a smaller mesh. It is perplexing to say the least.

Regards, Rob:ernae:
 
Did anybody find a link to interior pictures, the door was open, and he published only 1 or 2 in this blog.

Cheers, Rob
 
viking3 said:
I don't know about that Ken. If you look close at it, it seems to be fixed to the cowl and not removable and normally run-up screens have a smaller mesh. It is perplexing to say the least.

Regards, Rob:ernae:
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Maybe it's a bird deflector or worse a human deflector?!! In a video on youtube it only has one and that was filmed when it still "flew".

I think the engines are that high so that it doesn't suck in too much spray during take-off and landing. I love the way you can climb up the tail :icon_lol:
 
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