Monday, December 9, 2024

Too Far Go....wait, what IS that?

 


25 comments:

  1. Herbert's Hovercraft?

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  2. Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_A-3_Aerosledge

    Sweet piece of Russian engineering during the USSR period.

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    1. looked russki to me what with their ground effect craft, etc.

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  3. I don't know what it is, but I sure want one now.

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  4. That looks like serious surface rust, but according to Wikipedia the hull is entirely duraluminum. Maybe just degraded paint? In which case it’s restorable,

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  5. Very nice, but is it full of eels?

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    1. Love the reference but how many will understand?

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    2. I will not buy this hovercraft, it is scratched.

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    3. Bouncy, bouncy!

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    4. Drop your panties Sir William, I cannot wait 'til lunchtime.

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    5. My nipples explode with excitement.

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  6. Reminds me of the guy in Klamath Falls building his plywood submarine back in 70's, He even showed us where the stereo was going to be, it was a bonus when he broke the resin and put another coat on it.
    I shit you not.

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  7. https://hymanltd.com/vehicles/7504-1970-tupolev-a-3-aerosledge/

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  8. got some good rubber left on it...

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  9. Name
    A-3 Aerosledge
    Builders
    Tupolev Design Bureau
    Operators
    Soviet Union
    Completed
    Over 800
    General characteristics
    Type
    Aerosled
    Tonnage
    1,779 lbs
    Length
    13 feet 2 inches
    Beam
    7 feet
    Height
    4 feet 5 inches (cabin)
    Draft
    2 inches
    Propulsion
    1 AI-14R five-cylinder radial engine producing 260 horsepower and driving a single 6 foot 2 inch twin-bladed propeller
    Speed
    74.6 mph (snow), 40.4 mph (water)
    Capacity
    1,433 lbs (snow) 661 lbs (water)
    Troops
    4
    Crew
    1

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    1. Thank you! Information is always appreciated.
      -JLM

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