Russian Lun - 350 tons ground effect ship

[S-A-B-E-R->]

well now russians can say the HAD a big - Lun..

 

[Solomon2]

Looks like something from Japanese manga.

Absolutely.

 

[no_name]

I think it may be meant for anti aircraft carrier role since it carries 6 sunburn missiles.

 

[graphican]

well now russians can say they HAD a big - Lun..

that also implies the big "thing" has been retired.. so Russia should be pretty harmless by now - one can guess that

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

that also implies the big "thing" has been retired.. so Russia should be pretty harmless by now - one can guess that

So russians dont have lun now?did they lose it in afghan war?
I mean when was Lun project retired?

 

[JonAsad]

So russians dont have lun now?did they lose it in afghan war?
I mean when was Lun project retired?

i have also asked lot of questions regarding russian lun.. guess who deleted them

By the ways this Lun reminds me of an ambitious russian spcace project where the space shuttle was suppose to re enter and exit the earth atmosphere from space couple of times in one fligh..instead of just one time like in US space program... ny one have ny idea? or link?
i am sure i hv watched its documentry on history or nat geo.. but could not find any link

 

[no_name]

Well to be honest i think russians are very innovative ppl.. some of their projects which now a days lies in scrap are really pretty good concepts.

Necessity is the mother of all inventions. When your opponent is bigger and richer than you that's what happens.

 

[JonAsad]

Necessity is the mother of all inventions. When your opponent is bigger and richer than you that's what happens.

agreed with the richer part.. not bigger

 

[graphican]

So russians dont have lun now?did they lose it in afghan war?
I mean when was Lun project retired?

Afghanistan is the place where every "wana be" looses its manhood. USSR Did, America just did and Indians are about to do.

Ya after spending billions of dollars and developing couple of prototypes, they realized it wasn't worth it.

 

[JonAsad]

now i am thinking that my posts were deleted in a wrong sense.. Justice ny one

 

[lhuang]

It wouldn't be so funny if it had worked.

 

[Dron.ru]

i have also asked lot of questions regarding russian lun.. guess who deleted them

By the ways this Lun reminds me of an ambitious russian spcace project where the space shuttle was suppose to re enter and exit the earth atmosphere from space couple of times in one fligh..instead of just one time like in US space program... ny one have ny idea? or link?
i am sure i hv watched its documentry on history or nat geo.. but could not find any link

It's Buran project