What "plane" is this?

[377 22]

http://igor113.livejournal.com/51213.html

What do you think the fuel burn is operating 8 jets at sea level?

377

2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

[JohnRich 4]

I don't have a clue, but it's got to be in the running for the ugliest plane ever made.

[jonstark 8]

It looks like a ground effect weapon and a formidable one at that. Those look like torpedo tubes in top. Old radar would have had a problem detecting it roaring up on carrier group. One bad-ass machine there.

jon

[mccurley 1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUNB7g4xkgY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjn3gW0dvf8&feature=related

Pretty cool really

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[SCR216 2]

Hello Mark,

It is a 1968, 300 MPH Russian Ekronoplan KM Loon.
With 6 Anti Ship-missiles.
Designed by Alexeeva.
It could fly up to 60 feet above the surface of the water.

Two large scale Ekronoplan platforms were manufactured. The KM in 1966 and the Loon in 1968. The project was stopped in 1968.

You can watch the KM and the Loon fly by watching the following 3 videos:
http://videosift.com/video/Russian-plane-that-flies-on-water-documentary

The Loon will fly near the end of the third video.

Regards,
Dennis

[Rover 11]

Also known as the Caspian Sea Monster.

2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

[Krip 2]

Hi 377

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Thats a very nice looking float plane.

Even looks kind of Russian.

Thanks everyone for the subject airplane links on YouTube. It really did fly
FWIW amost back in the day C-130E's burned 1000lbs JP4/engine/hr at altitude.

One Jump Wonder

[councilman24 37]

How many point can you turn from 60'?

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[SCR216 2]

If you are counting the turns below the surface of the water it will then depend on how long you can hold your breath. But by then you have put yourself in the situation where you must decide if you should open while you are still going down, or should you hold off until you are on your way back up?

[gemini 0]

Part of the opening text reads "The ship has been armed by three pairs cruise missiles 3М80 or 80М "Mosquito" (NATO designation SS-N-22 Sunburn)."

Blue skies,

Jim

[PROGRESSIVE 0]

I wouldn't fly in this thing, but I would certainly fish from it, drinking a bottle of Vodka!

Pete

[lodestar 0]

Now that I think of it, those missiles, when aimed at a nice reef, would produce some good fish.....just sayin'