thee russian "ekranoplan", classic or dud?

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I love soviet-era aerospace tech. It looks kind of ultra-utilitarian & sinister. the "Ekranoplan" ground-effect vehicle is where they excelled themselves:

http://aquaglide.ru/images/img6.jpg

http://aquaglide.ru/images/img8.jpg

more here. Apparently there was a REALLY enormous ekranoplan that remained unfinished at the time of the collapse of the soviet union. They should build it!!

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:39 (twenty-two years ago)

!!!

http://www.att-nn.com/GALLERY/HISTORY/Lun_zalp.jpg

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

classic! look at those ENGINES!

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

mmmm ekranoplan, my previous placement student and I spent a week working out whether we could build one on the roof once. obv it wouldn't be able to go very far

― Porkpie (porkpie), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

They had one with cruise missiles for hunting US carrier groups during armageddon

PS - YAY

― Whiskeytown Littlecock (ex machina), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

there are satellite pictures of the hyowge one half built somewhere on the net. I wish I could remember where :o(

― Porkpie (porkpie), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.se-technology.com/wig/html/main.php?open=hist&code=0

spy photos

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/903.htm

missile launcher

― Whiskeytown Littlecock (ex machina), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

PS - I know my new SOLO NOISE NAME

― Whiskeytown Littlecock (ex machina), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"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."

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Totally classic of course. I love that the dreaded KM was nicknamed the "Caspian Sea Monster"

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Another site here: http://members.lycos.co.uk/aerospace21/ekranoplans/

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

what were they thinking?

― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

classic, obv.

― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

It's cool, but it's got nothing on the Chance Vought V-173, or "Flying Flapjack."

http://www.aerofiles.com/vot-v173.jpg

http://www.mozeyoninn.com/Ginter/NAVAL/NF21.jpg

http://www.mindspring.com/~jaytee/images/pic50.jpg