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Not a wreck,Graeme. I shall try and dig out another somewhat larger photograph, if I can possibly do so. The aircraft is European.
Another excellent sketch,Graeme.
Another excellent sketch,Graeme.
I shall try and dig out another somewhat larger photograph
Is it maybe a turboprop exhaust?
And is that a wing on the right side?
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Good morning SD
Coffee time and chance for a quick look! I think it's the SIPA S.500 Vedette ??
Regret that it'll have to be OH if correct as I'm in the workshop for much of the rest of the day and have to walk the dog at lunch time!
Coffee time and chance for a quick look! I think it's the SIPA S.500 Vedette ??
Regret that it'll have to be OH if correct as I'm in the workshop for much of the rest of the day and have to walk the dog at lunch time!
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Thanks SD,
That illustration of the Vedette does look a little optimistic, when you look at the size of the pilot giving scale to the small diameter of the fuselage, and then the number and position of the windows relative to the wing-spars, one wonders what they were thinking of
Seems like there's not too many players about this weekend so I'll take my OH back and put something up for any lurkers out there!
That illustration of the Vedette does look a little optimistic, when you look at the size of the pilot giving scale to the small diameter of the fuselage, and then the number and position of the windows relative to the wing-spars, one wonders what they were thinking of
Seems like there's not too many players about this weekend so I'll take my OH back and put something up for any lurkers out there!
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Originally Posted by evansb
A-90 Orlyonok ekranoplan
The A-90 Orlyonok (Eaglet) is a Soviet "ekranoplan" - a ground effect vehicle - that was designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeev (1916-1980) of the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau.
The A-90 uses ground effect to fly a few meters above the surface. The Russians classify it as Ekranoplan Class B - it can achieve an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft), placing between Class A - which is limited to ground effect, and Class C, which exploits the ground effect only during take-offs and landings.
The A-90 uses ground effect to fly a few meters above the surface. The Russians classify it as Ekranoplan Class B - it can achieve an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft), placing between Class A - which is limited to ground effect, and Class C, which exploits the ground effect only during take-offs and landings.
