Author Topic: Whats this? (Read 535 times)

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2004, 12:36:13 PM »

Finnish secret weapon?

SELECTOR · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2004, 12:36:44 PM »

any chance of larger image

straffo · « **Reply #3 on:** March 15, 2004, 01:56:18 PM »

It's the horrible degenerate son produced by a Plane and a Sub

And I don't remember the name but I've somewhere the same picture (and no I won't dig in my library ... it's too dangerous)

bigjava · « **Reply #4 on:** March 15, 2004, 03:09:21 PM »

is the batplane

Panzzer · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2004, 01:42:46 AM »

Looks Italian to me (3 engines...)

Savoia Marchetti SM.79?

straffo · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2004, 04:01:59 AM »

I think it's a russian design. I was half-joking about the sub. part I remember it was supposed to be both a plane and a sub.

Camo the answer please

Panzzer · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2004, 04:47:37 AM »

Yes, it might be something Russian. I think there might be a red star on the submarine tower.

Hard to tell from that pic...

But the engines and tail look a bit like those of a SM.79.

Wmaker · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2004, 12:13:08 PM »

This idea of plane-sub was presented by Dzerzinki's Engineer School's cadet B.P Ushakov in 1934.

It was supposed to close its target by flying and then land on water when the prey could be seen in horizon. Then it would close the target submerged and fire its torpedoes.

Some theoretical specs:

Max. T/O weight: 15000kg
Cruise speed: 100-200km/h
Operating range: 800km
Ceiling: 2500m
Underwater speed: 3-4km/h
Max.depth: 45m
Powerplant: 3x AM-34

LLv34_Camouflage · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2004, 02:52:16 PM »

Yep, its the Soviet submarine plane. Straffo was close, I guess Wmaker got it right.

Camo

BenDover · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2004, 03:53:05 PM »

Was it painted yellow?

LLv34_Camouflage · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2004, 07:33:09 PM »

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Originally posted by BenDover
Was it painted yellow?

Most probably.

Camo