Who said landing a jet in water was hard?..

[abrutus]

[YT]YSYmSnpQ360[/YT]

Talk about an utilty aircraft... why do you need a flying car when you have this..(min 1:40)

another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbecl88NsEQ&feature=related

Its incredible to see how some versions of the Ekranoplan have 8 engines. But with all the drag they have during ¨takeoff¨¨ I imagine you need tons of power to get that thing only a couple of feets of the ground. So hence the 8 tons of fuel sucking engines...... Crisis.. What crisis??
I bet that thing sucks twice as more fuel than some jetliners the same sice, and it barely gets off ground effect..
So .... I hear Family airlines its opening a JFK base for the Ekranoplane for its JFK-MIA-SJU service. and they are hiring!! ...
hahaha

Btw: what an ugly plane

Adrian Bg[/SIZE][/FONT]

 

[Socal321]

An airplane only flies as good as it looks.

 

[abrutus]

An airplane only flies as good as it looks.

hahahhaahahha Good one.....

 

[Clearblue]

That's not an airplane.

 

[Okie_Pilot]

I bet that cockpit was enjoyable to be in with 8 engines surrounding you...

 

[bafanguy]

That's not an airplane.

Is it what's called a ground effect vehicle ?

 

[texas_pilot]

Is it what's called a ground effect vehicle ?

That's right - it's a Wing in Ground Effect craft

 

[A300Capt]

Hate to run into a rogue wave at that speed!

 

[mrivc211]

I guess that changes the whole V1 cut thing. An engine fire would kinda burn too.

 

[kiloalpha]

Talk about hugging the deck! Also Boeing was working on hydrofoil boats in the 70's. Still in use today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Jetfoil

 

[aloft]

Landing a jet in the water is easy. Taking off afterward, not so much.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Talk about hugging the deck! Also Boeing was working on hydrofoil boats in the 70's. Still in use today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Jetfoil

They tested one in my hometown years ago. I wish I was alive to see it

 

[Italianaviator]

I wonder how it would be different if they outfitted that thing with modern day engines, if it would prove to be useful and actually get out of ground effect?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Here is an interesting operation trying to start up in the upper Lynn Canal. I see them having problems dealing with the storms we get up there. Rogues waves are fairly common.

http://www.pacificseaflight.com/

 

[Orange Anchor]

[yt]
I bet that thing sucks twice as more fuel than some jetliners the same sice, and it barely gets off ground effect..
So .... I hear Family airlines its opening a JFK base for the Ekranoplane for its JFK-MIA-SJU service. and they are hiring!! ...
hahaha

Btw: what an ugly plane

Adrian Bg[/size][/font][/yt]

[yt]

The Russians have often ventured into unusual configurations and while in the US unusual stuff is tested via computer simulation, the Russians would actually build it.

The Ultimate was the Caspian Sea Monster (US name) and they were not intended to FLY but rather remain in ground effect. Some considerations were to use them for coastal assaults. As you can see, they built various configurations.

They are or at least were laid up and could be seen in google earth.