What in the world????

[herky]

Anyone know anything about this weird looking aircraft.im so tempted to get it just for its looks

[GreMir]

That's not really an aircraft
Here is more info Ground effect vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Knife]

Here's the Wiki: Lun-class ekranoplan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[herky]

Originally Posted by Knife

Here's the Wiki: Lun-class ekranoplan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

thanks for that

[herky]

Originally Posted by GreMir

That's not really an aircraft
Here is more info Ground effect vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

hey im a thickie.if its got wings and engines then its an aeroplane lol

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by herky

hey im a thickie.if its got wings and engines then its an aeroplane lol

It is a WIG: Wing In Ground affect.


So yes, it is a plane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ro lleyes:

However, Lift is basically all that is derived from the wing.

Still it is a very clever concept.

This particular version that you show is a ballistic missile carrier. At the height of the cold war, the Soviets were looking for a way of improving the odds of surviving retaliatory nuclear strikes by "hiding" their missiles on a moving platform like this one. However, both sides were toying with trains, ships, subs etc......it was a MAD game!


Isaac

[herky]

Originally Posted by Isaac

It is a WIG: Wing In Ground affect.


So yes, it is a plane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ro lleyes:

However, Lift is basically all that is derived from the wing.

Still it is a very clever concept.

This particular version that you show is a ballistic missile carrier. At the height of the cold war, the Soviets were looking for a way of improving the odds of surviving retaliatory nuclear strikes by "hiding" their missiles on a moving platform like this one. However, both sides were toying with trains, ships, subs etc......it was a MAD game!


Isaac

a plane is a plane how ever it gets thereat 1;100 scale and 35 pages it should be a good project

[SCEtoAUX]

Here is a site from many years ago that has a simple WISE (Wing-In-Surface-Effect) model.

WISE model

Most of the links don't work anymore, but you can save the parts of the model and build it. The site recommends you print at 200%.

I made one of the models many years ago and it turned out good and was fun to mess around with.

[herky]

Originally Posted by SCEtoAUX

Here is a site from many years ago that has a simple WISE (Wing-In-Surface-Effect) model.

WISE model

Most of the links don't work anymore, but you can save the parts of the model and build it. The site recommends you print at 200%.

I made one of the models many years ago and it turned out good and was fun to mess around with.

thanks will have a look

[airdave]

There are many interesting videos on the Ekranoplan.
Take a look at youtube.
It has been the subject of a number of documentaries over the years.