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That’s pretty cool.
They are such bizarre, but very cool things.
Weird machines. The inside looks like a flying Lada!
Menno
Fascinating - thanks for posting dunk.
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What he said. An incredible machine.
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Great find dunk, thanks for sharing.
F.T.F.A.
Good job we didnt go to war with them, they would have kicked our ass and left the UK a wasteland
you know, the most amazing thing is that this plane/ship was built and stationed in Caspian sea, which is actually a lake. Who would they fight there is beyond me, only foreign country there is Iran, which was friendly with soviets.
Wasnt it a secret project hidden away that took the West several years to discover, making it a fairly good hiding place
I expect that security guard is guarding some pine trees in Siberia now, she was very specific with the date and time of her visit.
Very interesting though.
Cheers..
Jase
according to wikipedia that was previous project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Sea_Monster
Is it the same thing? Dagestan is the Russian republic on the Caspian immediately above Azerbaijan.
No, the original Caspian Sea Monster was accidentally sunk.
I had similar thoughts.
I thought that she was going to say the guard woke up and said have a look around.
Destined for a museum, probably not top secret and maybe there to prevent pilfering or vandalism.
The prototype first flew in 1966 and an American spy satellite picked up images of it in 1967.
A great find, thanks for posting - I've watched countless documentaries about the Caspian Sea Monster and seen hundreds of images but never the inside. Fascinating.
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Fascinating to see these, thanks dunk.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Thanks for posting, glad it's being moved to a safer place, always had an interst in this since I saw it in some science magazine decades ago.
Amazing design, must have been on the Vodka I reckon!
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Haha. Those ropey seats remind me very much of several Aeroflot flights I took back in the day - some of them were just seat frames with no upholstery. And the overhead luggage storage was a string net!
Love that. Urban explorer stuff always interests me - thanks for sharing
+1...thanks from me as well.
Interesting stuff.
Top find Dunk.
Cheers,
Neil.
I sent the link of the Ekranoplan to a friend (British, living here in NED) who's into aviation. He sent me a reply and pointed me towards this: BAC TRS2 bomber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PSvAoy88yU
Interesting stuff!
I suspect there has been some mild exaggeration. I doubt there was a security guard and if there was...its Russia. He probably showed them around and I doubt its sensitive . Makes for a good story though.
I saw a very small but pretty much wrecked ekranoplan at the air museum in Riga , Latvia. Literally the size of a family car . No info but it was painted a pinky tan colour.
Very interesting post. Thanks.
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This makes no sense, at all.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
My abiding memory of one Aeroflot flight was of me sitting down into my seat and it promptly collapsing* under me. By chance a stewardess** was standing in the aisle next to me, saw what happened and simply shrugged before walking on.
* All 11 stone of me before someone comments unfairly.
** I know, 'flight safety attendant' these days.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Some more pictures seen on Leenks:
https://designyoutrust.com/2021/03/e...e-and-outside/
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Jim.
Reminds me of looking into an early NASA space capsule at Kennedy Space Center. Looked like a spaceship built from parts and switches from Halfords!
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Reminds me of a story my dad told me when he flew on Aeroflot in the early 80s. As the plan came into final approach and the fasten seat belt sign went on, most of the folk stood and lined up the aisle ready to get off. Cabin crew just shrugged.
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My favourite pic.
Would that be GA-100 he's sporting?
I’ve often wondered why a lot of Soviet hardware has that turquiouse paint job ? I was travelling in an Indian Army MIL helicopter in Kashmir a few years ago and it was the same.
Best that I could find on the net...link.
Yes found some info , seems to be a combination of visually preventing fatigue , cancelling out red night time lighting reflectioms.
Sounds like poppycock to me , newer planes don’t seem to use it any more. I’m pretty sure fighter pilots and commercial pilots don’t use red night lighting.
As for the visual fatigue , minimal if any impact.
I reckon the Russians just had a lot of turquouse enamel paint knocking about .
Thanks for posting that. I was surprised the interior seemed to be in such good condition.
Thanks for posting. Never seen that before.
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Fascinating!
What a thing, ground effect actually works for such a monster??
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