Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[Fastdruid]

irocfan said:

have we had a picture of one of these 'monsters' yet?

Ah the Ekranoplan, a bunch more photos and some info on them here: https://www.wired.com/2011/06/ekranoplan/

And some more of other Ekranoplans here: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/05/ekranoplan...

Edited by Fastdruid on Thursday 19th October 12:12

[LotusOmega375D]

That one must have been incredibly noisy to pilot/sail: 4 Russian jet engines a couple of metres from your left ear and 4 Russian jet engines a couple of metres from your right ear!

[anonymous-user]

Fastdruid said:

irocfan said:

have we had a picture of one of these 'monsters' yet?

Ah the Ekranoplan, a bunch more photos and some info on them here: https://www.wired.com/2011/06/ekranoplan/

And some more of other Ekranoplans here: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/05/ekranoplan...

Edited by Fastdruid on Thursday 19th October 12:12

Looks like the lun class.



Amazing how big these were.

[FourWheelDrift]

The Lun has been on a platform in Kaspiysk since at least 2005 (earliest Google Earth satellite images) on the left at the same time there was an A90 (1 of only 2 left) is seen on the right but gone on the next timed aerial view.

[Kenty]

Anyone like to take a guess on location and year, without Help from mr Google?
(Apologies if been on here before, but first time I've seen it!)

[NM62]

Kenty said:

Anyone like to take a guess on location and year, without Help from mr Google?
(Apologies if been on here before, but first time I've seen it!)

It’s written on the bottom!

[yellowjack]

Kenty said:

Anyone like to take a guess on location and year, without Help from mr Google?
(Apologies if been on here before, but first time I've seen it!)

I'd guess it's Orlando International Airport, October 18th 1982.

No Google-Ninjery needed as you forgot to crop the caption off the bottom of the photo...

[Ayahuasca]

Wild guess - Orlando, 1982?

[Kenty]

Damn damn damn! Just come back when I realised! Oh well can't win em all!!

[MartG]

[Scotty2]

I can name the two closest but the farther one beats me.

Eric?
(And I don't mean it is called "Eric" -just asking one of our educated responders...)

[FourWheelDrift]

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow.

[Eric Mc]

I was immediately reminded of the song from the film "Dumbo", "Did Y'ever See a Elephant Fly" - in this case, three White Elephants.

[Speed 3]

FourWheelDrift said:

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow.

Don’t think so, is that not a TSR-2 in a fake composite on this original ?

[Fastdruid]

Speed 3 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow.

Don’t think so, is that not a TSR-2 in a fake composite on this original ?

Yes, TSR-2 top right

FourWheelDrift meant the top left one and I'm pretty sure he's right.


No idea what the centre one is.

[Ian Lancs]

Fastdruid said:

No idea what the centre one is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XB-70...

[FourWheelDrift]

Speed 3 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow.

Don’t think so, is that not a TSR-2 in a fake composite on this original ?

Scotty2 said:

I can name the two closest but the farther one beats me.

the Arrow is the furthest away.

[MartG]

Speed 3 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow.

Don’t think so, is that not a TSR-2 in a fake composite on this original ?

The 'furthest away' is, as previously stated, a CF-105 - TSR.2 is next furthest.

And this image was made by the same guy who did 'the original' one you posted, Erik Simonsen

[MartG]

[irocfan]

MartG said:

dogs having a sniff