Ekranoplan airplane or boat?

Discussion in 'All Things Boats & Boating' started by mr curious, Aug 9, 2008.

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Ekranoplan airplane or boat?

  1. boat

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  2. airplane

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  1. safewalrus
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    safewalrus Ancient Marriner

    the only practical thing about it?
     
    safewalrus, Aug 22, 2008
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  2. masalai
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    masalai masalai

    Wot, practically nothing?
     
    masalai, Aug 28, 2008
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  3. safewalrus
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    safewalrus Ancient Marriner

    About that, I guess somebody had an old seaplane and inbetween cold wars thought "lets take the pee out of the west" nearly worked too!
     
    safewalrus, Aug 30, 2008
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  4. Meanz Beanz
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    Meanz Beanz Boom Doom Gloom Boom

    It's a long story about a naval architect, an airplane designer, a very long night and a couple of bottles of vodka.
     
    Meanz Beanz, Aug 31, 2008
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  5. safewalrus
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    safewalrus Ancient Marriner

    Sounds like compromise and vodka won - and a sense of humour of course!
     
    safewalrus, Aug 31, 2008
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  7. aztek
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    aztek Junior Member

    It's more a hover craft than an aeroplane or boat.
     
    aztek, Nov 27, 2008
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