athpilot said:This twin boom ekranoplan reminds me on the "Три Богатыря" (three hulks [or so]). I hope it was not posted somewhere else... This russian ekranoplan (concept of the 1980´s) would have been a real monster: 5000 tons TOM. Designed to carry the whole energiya/Buran system (fast to any point). The great Jozef Gatial did some drawings for avicopress.
Skyblazer said:athpilot said:This twin boom ekranoplan reminds me on the "Три Богатыря" (three hulks [or so]). I hope it was not posted somewhere else... This russian ekranoplan (concept of the 1980´s) would have been a real monster: 5000 tons TOM. Designed to carry the whole energiya/Buran system (fast to any point). The great Jozef Gatial did some drawings for avicopress.
Beriev OKB I guess?
hesham said:Nice find my dear Borovik,
and they said,the work is done with American company called Aerokon.
bigvlada said:Afarameyev's WIG/shuttle combo
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,874.msg6763.html#msg6763