Caspian Sea monster in detail

[sn00x]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSYmSnpQ360&feature=player_embedded#

[DLFReporter]

A nice graph of Ground Effect Planes you have there snoox.

Edit: I do wonder why the Lippish is displayed along the Russian fleet.

[Battlefieldfan45 (CroPanzer)]

Russians PWN everything 
That had to be expensive!

[von.small]

CoD MW3 will have this

[Kubador]

The plane in first post is a military LUN not caspian sea monster. You can see the diference in snoox's picture.

[Rawhide]

It's so beautiful I wanna cry

[Schneider]

It reminds me of a cormorant, somehow...

[Herc]

The plane in first post is a military LUN not caspian sea monster. You can see the diference in snoox's picture.

Correct, I just went with something people were more familiar with

[Mspfc Doc DuFresne]

Boeing has a concept for one of these too, for a 1400ton capacity long range transport, called the Boeing Pelican.

[DLFReporter]

1400ton capacity? They have to be kidding. Where is the sense in that, with those weightloads a flat containership still has the best efficiency.

[Kubador]

1400ton capacity? They have to be kidding. Where is the sense in that, with those weightloads a flat containership still has the best efficiency.

But not the speed.

[siben]

Correct me if i am wrong, but i always tough that these things where designed for invading a country that was separated by a large ocean. Like the USA. These things would fly in very low, and very fast under the radar surprising the US. Something regular planes or boats would never be able to do. They could also bring large amounts of troops and heavy equipment in at enormous rates.

[DLFReporter]

But not the speed.

That is true, but trying to build an airframe for such a weight is just... let us say a bit hard to do, since the total weight of the craft would then most likely exceed 1800 tonnes. Try landing that somewhere on land as they intend to do according to the text or on a sea that isn't calm. ^^

I will only believe it, when I see it.

[FatJoe]

Siben, yes.. That's what the Soviet military had interest for.

These things would fly across the ocean at high speed and low height giving the Soviets an advantage of reaching their destination before the Americans could react accordingly, as well as transport Heavy Equipment like you said, like tanks and such.. or so I read some long time ago.

Since I first saw it I've been wanting to see these things alive and working. These behemoths are one of those things that underlines that eery feel of the Cold War.. The evolution of new technology.. The seeming possibility of... anything. Beautiful behemoths!

Nice find Herc!

[Mspfc Doc DuFresne]

Yes, 1400 ton capacity. It was designed to carry 17 M1 abrams at once. At sea level it would have traveled at 240 knots for a 10000 mile range; at altitude, 360 knots for a 6000mile range. Yes, the masses are great and the engineering challenges would have been enormous, but it does allow you to carry tremendous weights at high speeds.