Want to drive the fastest thing on water?

Chock · 07-27-07, 09:41 PM

Not sure whether this would interest navy sim fans or flight sim fans, probably both:

http://www.alphasim.co.uk/images/Pre...pics/LUN_2.jpg

http://www.alphasim.co.uk/images/Pre...pics/LUN_6.jpg

You can buy it for FS9 and FSX here:

http://www.alphasim.co.uk/index2.html

Yahoshua · 07-27-07, 09:46 PM

God that thing looks ugly......

HunterICX · 07-28-07, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Yahoshua

God that thing looks ugly......

Yep!
but a beast cant look pretty thought :hmm:

Tchocky · 07-28-07, 11:01 AM

Ah! Ekranoplan!
Amazing craft, and very aesthetically pleasing in my view. There's something beautifully illogical about wing-in-ground, and seeing it work.

Jimbuna · 07-28-07, 11:12 AM

What's her diving time ?

SUBMAN1 · 07-28-07, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

What's her diving time ?

Pretty fast if you hit the water. This thing flies over it.

Jimbuna · 07-28-07, 01:42 PM

So it's just a wee bit faster than a XXI ?

LoBlo · 07-28-07, 02:13 PM

http://www.aerohydro.com/images/desi...o%20Bridge.jpg

One of the fastest thing on the water

Jimbuna · 07-28-07, 02:33 PM

What's her specs ? :hmm:

geetrue · 07-28-07, 03:27 PM

Russia built a real one just like that one without the missile launchers.

I think they called it the Dragon ... she only flew 10 feet off the water though.

I think it was suppose to carry Marines ...

I'll go look for it ...

Still checking, but look what I found:

http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/.../10030593.html

Iran now has a super fast flying boat ...

Here it is: http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/WIG.html

"Caspian Sea Monsters" 1960's oddity

Name OKB TO Wght, tons Propulsion Crew/ Pssngrs Pload (ton) Spd (km/h) Ceilng (m) Rnge (km) Size lg*spn*ht (m) Function/Modifications Lun (Hen- harrier) TGKB*

400 8*NK-87 Kuznetsov four on each side of the fuselage aft of cockpit
400 - 450 -550 Cruse: 1-4
Search: 100-300
Max: 3,000 3,000 73,8*44*16
Sealift, coastal defense (six canisters with AS missiles atop of the fuselage), search and rescue

They even built a passenger version:

http://www.gizmohighway.com/transport/ekranoplan.htm

geetrue · 07-28-07, 03:59 PM

Here's a jet plane/boat at an airshow only two years ago:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircra...hts/index.html

You can't copy his pictures though, copyrite protected.

Best pictures I have ever seen, scroll down to the middle ...

Jimbuna · 07-28-07, 04:28 PM

Thanks for the info

Hard to tell what that Iranian photo actually is :hmm:

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You can't copy his pictures though, copyrite protected.

I'm suprised you find that an obstacle

07-27-07, 09:41 PM	#1
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Want to drive the fastest thing on water? Not sure whether this would interest navy sim fans or flight sim fans, probably both: http://www.alphasim.co.uk/images/Pre...pics/LUN_2.jpg http://www.alphasim.co.uk/images/Pre...pics/LUN_6.jpg You can buy it for FS9 and FSX here: http://www.alphasim.co.uk/index2.html __________________

07-27-07, 09:46 PM	#2
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	God that thing looks ugly...... __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

07-28-07, 11:01 AM	#4
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Ah! Ekranoplan! Amazing craft, and very aesthetically pleasing in my view. There's something beautifully illogical about wing-in-ground, and seeing it work. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-28-07, 11:12 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,536 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What's her diving time ? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-28-07, 01:42 PM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,536 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	So it's just a wee bit faster than a XXI ? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-28-07, 02:13 PM	#8
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	http://www.aerohydro.com/images/desi...o%20Bridge.jpg One of the fastest thing on the water __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man

07-28-07, 02:33 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,536 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What's her specs ? :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-28-07, 03:27 PM	#10
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Russia built a real one just like that one without the missile launchers. I think they called it the Dragon ... she only flew 10 feet off the water though. I think it was suppose to carry Marines ... I'll go look for it ... Still checking, but look what I found: http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/.../10030593.html Iran now has a super fast flying boat ... Here it is: http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/WIG.html "Caspian Sea Monsters" 1960's oddity Name OKB TO Wght, tons Propulsion Crew/ Pssngrs Pload (ton) Spd (km/h) Ceilng (m) Rnge (km) Size lgspnht (m) Function/Modifications Lun (Hen- harrier) TGKB* 400 8NK-87 Kuznetsov four on each side of the fuselage aft of cockpit 400 - 450 -550 Cruse: 1-4 Search: 100-300 Max: 3,000 3,000 73,84416 Sealift, coastal defense (six canisters with AS missiles atop of the fuselage), search and rescue They even built a passenger version: http://www.gizmohighway.com/transport/ekranoplan.htm __________________ Last edited by geetrue; 07-28-07 at 03:50 PM.*

07-28-07, 03:59 PM	#11
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Here's a jet plane/boat at an airshow only two years ago: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircra...hts/index.html You can't copy his pictures though, copyrite protected. Best pictures I have ever seen, scroll down to the middle ... __________________