Guess THIS plane
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:30 amI'll bet nobody will know this one.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:30 amRe: Guess THIS plane
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:45 amA former flying machine with two fans to keep the pilot cool and a suprisingly dirty paintjob
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:47 amI'll bet nobody will know this one.
I know it's unairworthy.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:47 amIts a wing in ground effect craft. almost like a hovercraft.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:03 amThe ultimate bumper car.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:04 amIt looks more like a boat... ::)
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:04 am[quote]It looks more like a boat...
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:39 amCraig, you are correct. It's called an Ekranoplan. It does fly (not this one though), but only a few feet above the water.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:47 amit's a Volga-2 Ekranoplan, designed by the Alexeiev OKB (Same one that made the infamous Lun WIG craft)
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:21 pmGotta love them russian designs
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:23 pmI'd love to fly/drive/sail an ekranoplane once!! Looks like fun Buzzing the Waters!
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:13 pmit's a Volga-2 Ekranoplan, designed by the Alexeiev OKB (Same one that made the infamous Lun WIG craft)
Exactly. Infact, I was looking for a picture of the Lun WIG thing when I found this.