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Lun-class ekranoplan MD-160

Russia / Dagestan / Belidzhi /
 abandoned / shut down, Cold War 1947-1991, watercraft, museum ship, aircraft on display
The sole vessel of her class, MD-160 Wing In Ground-effect vehicle, (WIG), entered service with the Black Sea Fleet 1987.
Eight Kuznetsov NK-87 turbojets were mounted on forward-located canards, each delivering 127.4 kN (28,600 lbf) of thrust.
MD-160 had a flying boat-like hull with a large deflecting plate at the bottom of the hull to provide a "step" for takeoff.
Fitted with six missile launchers, mounted in pairs on the dorsal surface of the fuselage, and advanced tracking systems mounted in the nose and tail.

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One of the so-called "Caspian Sea Monsters" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan#Monster_Sightings.
Ekranoplan - project information (pictures and videos) wiki.vostokwatches.eu/ekranoplan.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lun-class_ekranoplan
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Coordinates:   41°56'24"N   48°22'42"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago