MD-160: The Caspian Sea Monster

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-10, 11:43 AM

What a interesting design. Did this aircraft/boat ever get off the ground/water?

03-10-10, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What a interesting design. Did this aircraft/boat ever get off the ground/water?

What, you never heard of the Ekranoplan? And yea, those tubes at the top of that one ekranoplan shoot missiles. Pretty awesome.

Three-part documentary.

Ziggy · 03-10-10, 12:32 PM

That thing is scary awesome.

CCIP · 03-10-10, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What a interesting design. Did this aircraft/boat ever get off the ground/water?

Yep, these things sure flew!

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-10, 01:06 PM

The aircraft sure did fly. Unique design. Thanks for the links fellas!

XabbaRus · 03-10-10, 01:30 PM

The plan I thought was to have one of the ekranoplans put on show with the Tango submarine in Moscow.

That's the things they do things half assed, they get the money but hald gets nicked.

Oberon · 03-10-10, 02:55 PM

There is a ekranoplan sitting at Kaspiysk on the Caspian sea, I think it's MD-160. I'm not sure what happened to the KM herself, I heard a rumour she was involved in an accident and scrapped.

Location:
42.52'54.75"N 47.39'23.58"E

Platapus · 03-10-10, 05:08 PM

I remember when that critter was rolled out. Had us scratching our heads for a bit.

03-10-10, 05:10 PM

Nice pics but between this and the Shkval thread it seems that there is some pining for vintage Soviet hardware around here of late.

Safe-Keeper · 03-10-10, 05:33 PM

Jaw-dropping. Like the capital ships in the Ace Combat games, only for real! Except, of course, that it doesn't fly.

http://pics.livejournal.com/igor113/pic/007ke80p

http://pics.livejournal.com/igor113/pic/007kb4bp

Still an amazing craft.

EDIT: Wait -- I've seen this before! They landed troops in Norway in World in Conflict: Soviet Assault!

Oberon · 03-10-10, 06:42 PM

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EDIT: Wait -- I've seen this before! They landed troops in Norway in World in Conflict: Soviet Assault!

Yup

03-10-10, 11:43 AM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	What a interesting design. Did this aircraft/boat ever get off the ground/water? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-10-10, 01:06 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The aircraft sure did fly. Unique design. Thanks for the links fellas! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-10-10, 01:30 PM	#6
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The plan I thought was to have one of the ekranoplans put on show with the Tango submarine in Moscow. That's the things they do things half assed, they get the money but hald gets nicked. __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I remember when that critter was rolled out. Had us scratching our heads for a bit. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-10-10, 05:33 PM	#10
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Jaw-dropping. Like the capital ships in the Ace Combat games, only for real! Except, of course, that it doesn't fly. http://pics.livejournal.com/igor113/pic/007ke80p http://pics.livejournal.com/igor113/pic/007kb4bp Still an amazing craft. EDIT: Wait -- I've seen this before! They landed troops in Norway in World in Conflict: Soviet Assault! __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

03-10-10, 12:32 PM	#3
Ziggy Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 111 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	That thing is scary awesome.

03-10-10, 02:55 PM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	There is a ekranoplan sitting at Kaspiysk on the Caspian sea, I think it's MD-160. I'm not sure what happened to the KM herself, I heard a rumour she was involved in an accident and scrapped. Location: 42.52'54.75"N 47.39'23.58"E

03-10-10, 05:10 PM	#9
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Nice pics but between this and the Shkval thread it seems that there is some pining for vintage Soviet hardware around here of late.