Author Topic: Next uber plane to be added (Read 761 times)

rosco- · « **on:** February 06, 2000, 02:46:00 PM »

Not sure what it is but I want one.

What do you say hitech?

Caption on the web page said: "Some kind of Russian Amphibious Assault Ground Effect Thingamajig ..

Anyone know what it is? I think they want to know too

Lots more cool picts at http://www.aviationpics.de/ Found this link over at AGW, thanks funked

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2000, 03:07:00 PM »

hehe cool roscoe, if we get this russian monster, then i wanna similar german thing

How about the "Dornier DO 24"
first flown 1937.
http://www.unsere-luftwaffe.de/archiv/aufflz/do_24.jpg
http://www.unsere-luftwaffe.de/archiv/aufflz/do24_a.gif

greets
Gh0stFT
Flying Tigers

Pongo · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2000, 03:47:00 PM »

Cant remeber the name. It is a russian surface effect aircraft (thats as high as it can go)
the tubes on its back are Anti ship missles.
I believe they are the same missles as on the DDGs. SS-N-20s?

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The Wrecking Crew

jmccaul · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2000, 03:58:00 PM »

I think it was niknamed the caspian sea monster (there was a channel 4 documentry on them about a year ago in the UK) It isn't the next uberplane it's the first uberground vehicle in the 1960-1970 fantasy arena (i think it was 60's but it could have been 50's)

Sundog · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2000, 05:57:00 PM »

Actually the Caspian Sea Monster was larger. The `then' Soviet Union' Developed a number of Different WiGs (Wing in Ground effect) Vehicles. The one shown is the Anti-Ship model.

funked · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2000, 06:38:00 PM »

Air & Space Magazine had a cool article on these a coupla years ago. They ugly!

CptTrips · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2000, 06:50:00 PM »

Leave it to the Soviets to design a multi-billion Ruble aircraft that can't even fly.

Hmmmm I guess Howard Hughes the capitalist did the same thing. LoL!

Looks like vulch bait to me. HT, bring it on! And give'm some Brewsters for escort.

Licking his chops,
Wab

leonid · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2000, 07:13:00 PM »

It is an Ekranoplan, vehicles which, by avoiding contact with the surface, can travel much faster than traditional ships or land vehicles. Ekranoplan promises vehicles with no obvious limit in size, which can travel five times as fast as previous large marine craft, hardly respond to rough seas, are untroubled by baulks of timber and other floating obstructions, and need no power to maintain height, riding at low altitude automatically maintaining a mean flying height. The are a few problems to be overcome still, but the Russians continue in their research.

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129 IAP VVS RKKA

pzvg · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2000, 04:48:00 AM »

Since you have the data leonid,
What's the armament? SS-2N or SS-19N
Don't think it's SS-20N's plane ain't big enough

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