Is this thing for real?

[flyingcr250]

like the title says, is it real or is it a movie prop? ive never seen anything like it?

http://www.yurock.net/russian-tank-ship-plane/

[cs363]

Yeah, it's for real - the Russians experimented with a whole bunch of weird stuff like this. This isn't a plane as such but a boat that uses ground effect principles

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Search the web long enough and you'll find all kind of weird Russian stuff from the Cold War era as most of the files are becoming open to the public now, there's also some weird stuff the Germans were working on toward the end of WW2. Then there's all the weird commercial stuff we don't see here, for instance the Airbus Beluga which was developed to fly Airbus components between their various factories:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Airbus_Beluga_fcm.jpg/800px-

If you look you shall find more weirdness! :D

[Blackshear]

If you think it's awesome, go and read how fast it can travel withs its max payload.

DAT THRUST

[pete376403]

another cool russian piece of equipment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3JY-9nLay0

[Kickaha]

like the title says, is it real or is it a movie prop? ive never seen anything like it?

Caspian Sea Monster, that was an awesome piece of kit

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Tsar_tank.jpg
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