Evil Steve Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wish I could read russian so I could figure out what this was. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lun-class_ekranoplan its neato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures This is not Photoshopped: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2344838.html If cats could fly, there might be fewer pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wish I could read russian so I could figure out what this was. It appears to be a Soviet-era ground-effect aircraft. The vehicle would only generate enough lift to fly when it was within a rather short distance of the surface, buoyed up by ground-effect lift (in essence, the air that gets trapped underneath the wing at very low altitudes - something like within half the overall wingspan). The benefit is being able to lift pretty huge payloads (in the 1,000 ton plus range, IIRC) at much higher speeds than other vehicles capable of handling that much weight (200ish mph for this aircraft, vs. 20-30 mph for a typical freighter). Downside is, it is really only safe over water in decently good weather - if the wave height gets up to your operating altitude you're going to have problems. EDIT: And I see others have beaten me to the punch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures If cats could fly' date=' there might be fewer pigeons. [/quote'] And Stone Boy would be a happier hero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wish I could read russian so I could figure out what this was. It's an aeroflot, aka Wing-in-Ground-Effect vehicle. EDIT: Doh! Ekranoflot is what I was thinking. I'm not sure what the difference is between an ekranoflot and ekranoplan, but they're both pretty similar. You can search for "Caspian Sea Monster" and get lots of info on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures It appears to be a Soviet-era ground-effect aircraft. The vehicle would only generate enough lift to fly when it was within a rather short distance of the surface, buoyed up by ground-effect lift (in essence, the air that gets trapped underneath the wing at very low altitudes - something like within half the overall wingspan). The benefit is being able to lift pretty huge payloads (in the 1,000 ton plus range, IIRC) at much higher speeds than other vehicles capable of handling that much weight (200ish mph for this aircraft, vs. 20-30 mph for a typical freighter). Downside is, it is really only safe over water in decently good weather - if the wave height gets up to your operating altitude you're going to have problems. EDIT: And I see others have beaten me to the punch... But you bore the much heavier payload of information. Lucius Alexander And a post cold war palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures A plane that flies like a boat. What would be wicked neat IMO would be if it could also submerge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures What would be wicked neat IMO would be if it could also submerge... Just drill holes in the bottom. JoeG Of course, getting it to surface later might be a bit more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Just drill holes in the bottom. JoeG Of course, getting it to surface later might be a bit more difficult. You could always use ping pong balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures . It's an ice Shadow Hawk! Wait, I'm not allowed to use that name with that image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures You could always use ping pong balls. Someone's been watching too much Mythbusters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures It's an ice Shadow Hawk! Wait, I'm not allowed to use that name with that image. Try this one. [ATTACH=CONFIG]35243[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures And more Battletech fun! [ATTACH=CONFIG]35244[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 47 Miles of Barbed Wire Trying to decide between the two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I just had a flash thought. A spoof of the Mac/PC commercials: Hi, I'm a Clan.[/Dire Wolf] And I'm an Inner Sphere.[/Atlas] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: 47 Miles of Barbed Wire Trying to decide between the two The bottom one, for definite. Very nice contrast between rust red and grey sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: 47 Miles of Barbed Wire Trying to decide between the two[/url] Not knowing what the project is I would use both. I could see very large prints of thes mounted together on a wall. Or 3 of the B&Ws and the colored one in a square even. Nice. I also could see the color print as a book cover and the B&W one as a movie poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I think the B&W is much better. It has a lot more depth and moodiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I think the color version. I'm a huge fan of B&W imagery, but I think you'd need the cloud and background mountain to be in better focus for the B&W version to have enough definition to outdo the chromatic contrasts in the color version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I like the rust of the barbed wire in the colored pic, but the B&W background with the mountain and grey sky. Could you colorize the barbed wire in the B&W photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Now this is a sand castle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I must incorporate this into a future adventure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Try this one. [ATTACH=CONFIG]35243[/ATTACH] You mean I'm not alone? There was always just something juicey about a nicely loaded Shadow Hawk. I think part of it was that it's weight still gave it some decent speed and it had a nice weapons load (stock) that wasn't too heat intensive, not too ammo intensive and versatile. I DO love a Shadow Hawk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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