Author Topic: What in buggery is this? (Read 478 times)

Furball · « **on:** February 24, 2004, 01:44:45 PM »

Anyone?

HavocTM · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2004, 01:47:27 PM »

I think it was a Soviet jet-powered seaplane, but I can't remember the designation. I believe they did a show on Discovery Wings about it and some other weird seaplanes.

palef · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2004, 02:09:29 PM »

Beriev VVA-14 ASW Search/Attack Platform Ekranoplan

It's a WIG (Wing In Ground-effect) design that flies at high speed very close to the surface. They can also be flown like a normal aircraft, but typically to a lower ceiling than a pure aircraft of similar size and power to weight ratio.

http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/vva-14.html

Here's a nice site.

hogenbor · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2004, 07:32:33 AM »

My first thoight upon seeing that thing was :

'Mommy I'm scared' :-D

I have a book somewhere of the Monino aviatiom museum near Moscow, one of these things (if more than one were built that is) resides there. It is in pretty poor shape though.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2004, 04:44:51 PM »

lol I saw Buggery and expected to find a thread about Reggie Mitchell

Replicant · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2004, 04:47:37 PM »

It's Thunderbird 7 !!