Russian Ekranoplan "Lun" Project

[luckydog]

http://fishki.net/comment.php?id=66064

 

[Kiwikat]

Those photos are awesome!

 

[djscoo]

The epitome of Soviet styling! love it!

 

[Lionheart]

Incredible that that huge thing could fly and fly fast.....

I'll bet the noise was second to none...



Bill

 

[Wing_Z]

More ship than plane...didn't Boeing have plans for a huge 1,000-tonne monster?

Kind of sad to see a machine in such a decrepit state, though a brilliant photoseries.
Thanks for the link, LD.

 

[TARPSBird]

D'ya think they could have stuck a couple more radomes or gun positions on that thing??? :d
I would've loved to see it in flight, or whatever it did, when it was operational.

 

[ananda]

I would've loved to see it in flight, or whatever it did, when it was operational.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSYmSnpQ360

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT7ewylPlAQ&feature=related

 

[cheezyflier]

with so many pics, who knows, maybe someone will make one for fsx?

on a side note, someone with alot of $$ could probably turn that thing into a sweet yacht. i bet those somali pirates would crap their pants if they ran up on that thing.

 

[Matt Wynn]

closest idea Boing.... sorry Boeing has is the 'Pelican' uses WIG Effect for cruising...

 

[aeromed202]

I thought I'd seen all the pics of this creature, thanks for the new ones! Alphasims Caspian Sea Monster is a trial to fly. I worked on it a bit to get it actually skimming the water with wing wakes but it needs constant attention. I am still searching for a good sound file for it. The closest has been for a DC-8. Nice and loud. Talk about Beauty in the Beast!

 

[Ferry_vO]

with so many pics, who knows, maybe someone will make one for fsx?

http://www.alphasim3.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=211

Someone already has.

 

[Toastmaker]

Here's one rotting away in the Ukraine on the Caspian Sea. Not the same one as in the photos on the linked Russian site. 900+ ft. altitude GoggleEarth pic.