Simviation Forum - Guess THIS plane

Jul 7^th, 2005 at 10:30am

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I'll bet nobody will know this one.

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Reply #1 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 11:45am

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A former flying machine with two fans to keep the pilot cool and a suprisingly dirty paintjob Wink

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Reply #2 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 11:47am

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I'll bet nobody will know this one.

I know it's unairworthy. Grin

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Reply #3 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 11:47am

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Its a wing in ground effect craft. almost like a hovercraft.

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Reply #4 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 12:03pm

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The ultimate bumper car. Grin

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Reply #5 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 12:04pm

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It looks more like a boat... Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 12:04pm

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It looks more like a boat... Roll Eyes

it essentially is.

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Reply #7 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 12:39pm

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Craig, 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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Reply #8 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 12:47pm

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it's a Volga-2 Ekranoplan, designed by the Alexeiev OKB (Same one that made the infamous Lun WIG craft)

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Reply #9 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 1:21pm

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Gotta love them russian designs

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Reply #10 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 1:23pm

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I'd love to fly/drive/sail an ekranoplane once!! Looks like fun Buzzing the Waters!

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Reply #11 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 2:13pm

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it'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.

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