Wow! Very nice hydrocraft! Top up defense with multi-laser tracking, and high intensity laser, would be the new Sea skimming, fast attack, stealth ship!
I love the overall design spec, it would make for a proper Spaceplane with a few modifications and no Nuclear required. A hybrid spacecraft is on my list with something like this. It's practical because it can also land in water and that's a bonus because we see so many crafts (NASA/SpaceX) land in it . Don't worry about the speed of reentry, a couple of S turns will reduce the speed and with full flaps it's easy to process because of the boat configuration to the craft already in place.
I would also take away windows or have a shield that comes down over for extra protection. Cameras get better every year, so having 360 crystal clear vision plus adding the $400k helmet Lockheed makes would be killer.
@@Pallium_Industries you see I know it would because how differently I would make it and the bottom will still remain, by either coming down upside down or simply adding deflectors that are like flaps or even add the new inflatable for reentry all are viable options
@@Pallium_Industries ok , so since you have a position on the matter, when we look at the STS program, they went with a glider. My purpose in life is to change the outcome and continue to move forward Wernher Von Braun also knew the flaw of the space program and that's the consumption rate of fuel to travel a mere 50 plus miles on the first stage at sea level. A hybrid Spaceplane and an alternative reaction firing similar to pulse detonation is required for the same displacement but fuel saving so a single stage setup can and will go beyond our moon to Mars and still have enough for the trip back ...this is not fiction because I've been studying this since my inspiration from Mr.Von Braun, Nikola Tesla, Walt Disney and Leik Myrabo..They all served a purpose Especially when the science wasn't advanced enough or either the materials. Yeah, while the idiots keep lining up and looking at Nuclear to fission Rockets, what purpose does us finding the fuels and oxidation on all the planets and moons we've visited ? I don't see a plan for mining and production of uranium on any program currently by NASA or any other organization...so since you want to look at me as a kid , it will kids who will help me build my dream because you and rest just live in a loop and new progress means new people
Should look like an upside down f-23 with a giant hydrofoil. A lot of the problems with ground affect is solve with a simple hydrofoil. It should be a bit wider and the intakes a little offset abit from the engines to reduce the radar return. Also remove the cockpit and use a multi spectrum sensor array which feeds to a 3d helmet display.
Loving this design , I am a big fan of the ecranoplan concept > Do you think we will ever see the big ones again ?? I can see a lot of thought and talent has gone into your site .........needs more views ! Best wishes from Wales >😍😍🙏🙏
Not within this decade. However, when WW3 kicks off, there may be a requirement for something similar in a situation where all sides agree to not use nuclear arms, which is the opposite of the current reality.
Thanks for your encouragement and enthusiasm. All feedback and encouragement is useful for improving concept design - but some is easier to digest and implement than others! There are several aspects of a large sea-borne ‘ground effect’ that are complimentary to making it possible, instead of competing to make it impossible. Larger size increases the relative height of ground effect - increasing the distance from the height of the water and decreasing the relative size and force of individual waves. I think further advances in the manufacture of large single structures, which take better advantage of the strength of materials (instead of assembling and bonding out of parts) would be necessary. Also, I think there would need to be some devices or technology or approach to managing the high- speed interaction with water would be needed.
What a fun concept, a stealth Ekranoplan larger than the Caspian Seamonster! Is it a variation on the reverse-delta Lippisch design? Smart thinking if so! The UAS system is genius as the role of scout and ECM decoy is taken care of. Personally I'd replace the ballistic CWIS with a laser-based design to utilise the electrical power of the 2 reactors, the US is currently testing these systems and if successful may prove more accurate, lower mass, no problems with ammo casings getting into the intake ducts, and also reduce the number of needed systems for area coverage! But they'll ruin aerodynamics and only used when sailing not airborne, so one might ask why have them at all? The client will have a lot to think about! The railgun would be best replaced with a further 10-20 VLS cells for full AA/AS/SS coverage be it SAM3, Brahmos, Seaceptor, Stealth Cruise et.c? Or, use the space with side ramps for deployment of SpecOps equipment, they can sit in the cockpit with the 2 pilots and computer.
With a vehicle this large, there are WAY more options than I’m used to for installing weapons systems. You laid out many good options. In this case, it is designed for use in one specific game. So the locations and capabilities of the weapons systems are optimized for best effects in that game.
Using nuclear power means. There is no need to rely on ground affect. Is it worth all the extra effort you need to make the vessel sustainably useable compared to just going full flight?
Those hydrofoils look cool, but I suspect that in most realistic situations would induce much more water drag than lift (there's a reason why there are no hydrofoyls with very high speeds). It's good they are retractable.... but whatever axis of rotation they swivel on would have to withstand tremendous forces. As a whole, ground effect is a more efficient concept than hydrofoil. So to design a primarily ground effect vehicle with additional hydrofoils is a bit like designing a turbojet vehicle with some additional propellers as well. It feels a bit anachronistic, but maybe this is the goal?
The addition of hydrofoils implies that some other device may be useful and desirable for improving controllability and interaction with the water before the aircraft is airborne. Forces of course would be tremendous, which is why the shape and motion path of the hydrofoils is very simple.
The issue with these has not been that they don't work; it is that they are useless in rough water. This severely limits their viability because all it takes is a single wave to catch a wing or the nose while it is traveling at speed to destroy the craft. The USSR had a large GEA and it worked well, was supposed to be a threat to the USA, able to carry nukes under radar right to the coast...except when the sea was rough. Which makes any ocean crossing a bit tough. This means that to overcome this you need to be able to get above the waves of a rough sea to make it viable. Now you are just building an aircraft. This is the reason the Soviets abandoned their program.
Giant GEA wasn't that giant at all... Like look at the Orlyonok-class (Eaglet-class) GEA. It has takeoff weight more than 100 tons, yet still it was comparable with C-130 Hercules and An-12 (basically soviet C-130) by means of payload, yet they have much lower range and speed (like 2 times or so)... Or look at Lun'-class (Harrier-class) GEA. It has 6 Anti-ship missiles P-270 Moskit, that have lift-off weight of 4.5 tons. And this is all for an aircraft with nearly of 380 tons of take-off weight... And all of tat in the age of XB-70 and Tu-160... And also, with very small range. So, ocean crossing is impossible even in perfect world with calm ocean.
@@СоюзниксОкинавы It was an amazing craft for its time but there were a lot of amazing machines built back then. I still contend that Ground Effect Flight has an issue with high waves though. And modern technology is not going to be able to delete that issue. Either it has to get the craft higher to begin with, to clear the waves in bad weather (a higher ground effect/low altitude craft), or it is going to be limited by weather. It is the challenge faced by this type of design.
I love the detail put into this design. However, the aircraft weights seem off. Its too heavy and empty weight and Max takeoff weight are too close. Making the aircraft virtually useless for carrying anything significant. It only has 130,000 lbs to play with, which will also include essential fluids, seawater cooling stores, etc. Leaving even less for usefull load, cargo, and passenger. In comparison the C5 Galaxys empty weight is 374,000 lbs and has a 840,00 lbs Max take off weight.
That is a good observation about the payload fraction - with a concept design reason behind it. The lower mass fraction for payload is an acknowledgement that a higher proportion of vehicle mass would need to be allocated for strength and a solid state propulsion unit (meaning very little liquid fuel) than both aircraft and ships.
Putting a nuclear power plant on a vehicle implies an added level of risk. Putting any new technology on an aircraft implies some level of risk, which is evaluated against the return on investment as well as the likelihood and consequences of that risk. In this case, I the Argonas concept postulates the possibility that a large air/sea craft offers the possibility of a better ROI for such a unique power plant than a smaller vehicle. And as for risk, the craft is not flying above land or population centers so it poses a more manageable risk than vehicles that would need to.
So is this just purely a concept or is this a project somewhere? A concept for an actual experimental demonstrator in the works of some kind? This is a very fun ship to use in Modern Warships. Cant get enough lol.
how is air forced under the main wings during liftoff? you realize that this has already been developed successfully to a fairly high level by the Ruskies, many decades ago?
This concept has additional impellers in front and they are blowing air right under the wings. However, that idea is not great and there is reason why this is not used by many aircrafts. If you look at Orlyonok-class WIG, it was supposed to carry cargo and troops to shore. And when it start to takeoff in shallow water, powerful airflow from engines actually start to blowing away sand and rocks from bottom... And all of that was blown in direction of main wings.. Also, wings are usually act as a fuel tanks, and this is bad idea to nave hot exhaust gases being blown into them. Not a problem for nuclear reactor powered vessel, but still.
These comments are pure gold to anyone working in concept design for games and movies. FPV asks a valid question about functionality. The answer is already part of the design, which provides a unique and dramatic contribution to the look and visual purpose of the vehicle. Co mentions up many other real-world problems - which are great opportunities for a concept designer. Think about how to solve those problems, design and physical solution for your vehicle, and voila’ you have a unique, purpose-driven basis for the physical form and visual impact of your new vehicle.
No need to buy one. Just watch the video and click-through on the adverts. If enough people do that I will have the impetus and resources to design more. (Ha)
¿Un vehiculo capaz de llegar a la zona de ataque antes de que su objetivo siquiera pueda evacuar, demasiado veloz para que algun avión o bombardero soltara sus bombas sobre el, y un autentico augurio de lluvia de misiles? Como concepto basico para llevarlo a algo mas grande, realista y funcional si funciona Si los societicos pudieron hacer ekaroplanos hace decadas, con la tecnologia de sigilo y aerodinamica, y los sistemas compactos de armamento, podria funcionar
Very detailed concept. A VERY detailed! But it have two problems. First - none one put on such things fission reactor. Second - too low impact range. In neer peer conflict this thing simply be wiped out. Nowadays military equipment tend to became much simplier, have much higher range of fire, be cheaper. Don't get me wrong - it is fun concept, but lets face it - it too far from IRL.
WIG have never achieved huge payload ratios. Lun (Harrier-class WIG) have gross weight of 243 tons, max take-off weight of 380 tons and just 27 tons of payload.
The ground effect plane has all the faults of a ship while being as fragile as an airplane. Imagine flying through stormy seas but without the ability to roll with the waves. The first big wave would wipe out that plane. That's why the Russians abandoned the entire concept not just the design they were working on.
That’s a good way of summarizing the challenge of such a vehicle. And it is necessary to take a severe, pessimistic view into a design process. Either from yourself, or preferably, from someone who does not care if you succeed or not. I like to say, the allure of the efficiency of flying in ground effect is offset by the effect of actually running into the ground. Maybe that’s why the prescient russian designers chose the term “screen-glider” (with notable absence of reference to the ground) to describe their aspirational craft? Nevertheless, subsequent generations of people have continued grappling with the concept, with the volumes of both optimism and pessimism cranked up to “11”, and the result is a very capable and promising machine. www.regentcraft.com/video
@@PAN_SPATIAL Well, that thing from video is not WIG aircraft. For ground effect to occur you need to maintain distance from wing surface to the ground approx 0.5*length of chord or less. You know, here is the reason WHY all of WIG vessel have low-plan configuration, not high-plan configuration, like almost all hydroplanes.
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Sorry. As cool as this might be, that alarm noise is too annoying. Going go to watch something less annoying. I wonder if there are any videos with Gilbert Gottfried and Andy Dick.
This is not new, the Russians developed them over 50 years ago and found out they were not effective easy to spot, had no range. They have one for sale for a million dollars. Do your homework. The wings are not configured to generate ground effect flight. Amazing how corporations waste their time money and resources on concepts that have proven to be ineffective. No amount of computer generated hero music will make this worked.
@@PAN_SPATIAL No , actually I caught it, but the fascination for flying in ground effect still draws attention - and some "geneus" like Musk might add it to his list. The design is not bad and could fit a good science fiction story - similar to the Martin Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. If you've got a million dollars you can buy the last remaining Ekranoplan from Russia - it does need some work, and I get a commision of 25% - you pay the freight.
Bro 7 people hell yeah drone them remotely all eyes on deck long long range and well co pilots at the same time Bro then you drop one of them floating people Jets lol broooooooooooooo 🎉🎉🎉
The design of this aircaft is beyond huge. Obviously Russian. It is acsea skimmer. Russia has experience with this. But it's largest problem is slowing down when getting to its destination. Russia built a few but gave up on them. So this is click bait
Good idea alert. As a concept design, dedicated speedbrake devices would improve not only the perceived functionality (which a fast vehicle moving close to the surface would need) but also a stong visual and cinemagraphic opportunity when animated.
Yep you are correct. The air cushion of ground effect for efficient long range flight is attractive. The ground effect of running into the ground (or water) is a challenge.
Wow! Very nice hydrocraft! Top up defense with multi-laser tracking, and high intensity laser, would be the new Sea skimming, fast attack, stealth ship!
I love the overall design spec, it would make for a proper Spaceplane with a few modifications and no Nuclear required. A hybrid spacecraft is on my list with something like this. It's practical because it can also land in water and that's a bonus because we see so many crafts (NASA/SpaceX) land in it . Don't worry about the speed of reentry, a couple of S turns will reduce the speed and with full flaps it's easy to process because of the boat configuration to the craft already in place.
I would also take away windows or have a shield that comes down over for extra protection. Cameras get better every year, so having 360 crystal clear vision plus adding the $400k helmet Lockheed makes would be killer.
It's geometry wouldn't survive reentry. I like your idea of an amphibious SSTO though.
@@Pallium_Industries you see I know it would because how differently I would make it and the bottom will still remain, by either coming down upside down or simply adding deflectors that are like flaps or even add the new inflatable for reentry all are viable options
@@wikkid1show569 whatever kid, hit me up when you get government funding. It's literally my job to know how that shit works
@@Pallium_Industries ok , so since you have a position on the matter, when we look at the STS program, they went with a glider. My purpose in life is to change the outcome and continue to move forward
Wernher Von Braun also knew the flaw of the space program and that's the consumption rate of fuel to travel a mere 50 plus miles on the first stage at sea level. A hybrid Spaceplane and an alternative reaction firing similar to pulse detonation is required for the same displacement but fuel saving so a single stage setup can and will go beyond our moon to Mars and still have enough for the trip back ...this is not fiction because I've been studying this since my inspiration from Mr.Von Braun, Nikola Tesla, Walt Disney and Leik Myrabo..They all served a purpose
Especially when the science wasn't advanced enough or either the materials.
Yeah, while the idiots keep lining up and looking at Nuclear to fission Rockets, what purpose does us finding the fuels and oxidation on all the planets and moons we've visited ? I don't see a plan for mining and production of uranium on any program currently by NASA or any other organization...so since you want to look at me as a kid , it will kids who will help me build my dream because you and rest just live in a loop and new progress means new people
so much of what Ive seen you guys share looks like it belongs underwater😎
Should look like an upside down f-23 with a giant hydrofoil. A lot of the problems with ground affect is solve with a simple hydrofoil. It should be a bit wider and the intakes a little offset abit from the engines to reduce the radar return. Also remove the cockpit and use a multi spectrum sensor array which feeds to a 3d helmet display.
Waves up to 10-20 meters can be solved with hydrofoil?
Loving this design , I am a big fan of the ecranoplan concept > Do you think we will ever see the big ones again ?? I can see a lot of thought and talent has gone into your site .........needs more views ! Best wishes from Wales >😍😍🙏🙏
Not within this decade. However, when WW3 kicks off, there may be a requirement for something similar in a situation where all sides agree to not use nuclear arms, which is the opposite of the current reality.
Thanks for your encouragement and enthusiasm. All feedback and encouragement is useful for improving concept design - but some is easier to digest and implement than others! There are several aspects of a large sea-borne ‘ground effect’ that are complimentary to making it possible, instead of competing to make it impossible. Larger size increases the relative height of ground effect - increasing the distance from the height of the water and decreasing the relative size and force of individual waves. I think further advances in the manufacture of large single structures, which take better advantage of the strength of materials (instead of assembling and bonding out of parts) would be necessary. Also, I think there would need to be some devices or technology or approach to managing the high- speed interaction with water would be needed.
What a fun concept, a stealth Ekranoplan larger than the Caspian Seamonster! Is it a variation on the reverse-delta Lippisch design? Smart thinking if so! The UAS system is genius as the role of scout and ECM decoy is taken care of.
Personally I'd replace the ballistic CWIS with a laser-based design to utilise the electrical power of the 2 reactors, the US is currently testing these systems and if successful may prove more accurate, lower mass, no problems with ammo casings getting into the intake ducts, and also reduce the number of needed systems for area coverage! But they'll ruin aerodynamics and only used when sailing not airborne, so one might ask why have them at all? The client will have a lot to think about!
The railgun would be best replaced with a further 10-20 VLS cells for full AA/AS/SS coverage be it SAM3, Brahmos, Seaceptor, Stealth Cruise et.c? Or, use the space with side ramps for deployment of SpecOps equipment, they can sit in the cockpit with the 2 pilots and computer.
With a vehicle this large, there are WAY more options than I’m used to for installing weapons systems. You laid out many good options. In this case, it is designed for use in one specific game. So the locations and capabilities of the weapons systems are optimized for best effects in that game.
Everything is beautiful on paper, but forgot about the ravines(c)
A parody of the Caspian Monster from the USSR:)
Using nuclear power means. There is no need to rely on ground affect. Is it worth all the extra effort you need to make the vessel sustainably useable compared to just going full flight?
Impressive. That would be an interesting craft
What happened to the Fledermauser videos?
The music is to loud for the narration. It needs to be a slightly lower volume.
A cargo version please for emergency humanitarian aid
Those hydrofoils look cool, but I suspect that in most realistic situations would induce much more water drag than lift (there's a reason why there are no hydrofoyls with very high speeds). It's good they are retractable.... but whatever axis of rotation they swivel on would have to withstand tremendous forces.
As a whole, ground effect is a more efficient concept than hydrofoil. So to design a primarily ground effect vehicle with additional hydrofoils is a bit like designing a turbojet vehicle with some additional propellers as well. It feels a bit anachronistic, but maybe this is the goal?
The addition of hydrofoils implies that some other device may be useful and desirable for improving controllability and interaction with the water before the aircraft is airborne. Forces of course would be tremendous, which is why the shape and motion path of the hydrofoils is very simple.
The issue with these has not been that they don't work; it is that they are useless in rough water. This severely limits their viability because all it takes is a single wave to catch a wing or the nose while it is traveling at speed to destroy the craft. The USSR had a large GEA and it worked well, was supposed to be a threat to the USA, able to carry nukes under radar right to the coast...except when the sea was rough. Which makes any ocean crossing a bit tough. This means that to overcome this you need to be able to get above the waves of a rough sea to make it viable. Now you are just building an aircraft. This is the reason the Soviets abandoned their program.
Giant GEA wasn't that giant at all...
Like look at the Orlyonok-class (Eaglet-class) GEA. It has takeoff weight more than 100 tons, yet still it was comparable with C-130 Hercules and An-12 (basically soviet C-130) by means of payload, yet they have much lower range and speed (like 2 times or so)...
Or look at Lun'-class (Harrier-class) GEA. It has 6 Anti-ship missiles P-270 Moskit, that have lift-off weight of 4.5 tons. And this is all for an aircraft with nearly of 380 tons of take-off weight... And all of tat in the age of XB-70 and Tu-160... And also, with very small range. So, ocean crossing is impossible even in perfect world with calm ocean.
@@СоюзниксОкинавы It was an amazing craft for its time but there were a lot of amazing machines built back then. I still contend that Ground Effect Flight has an issue with high waves though. And modern technology is not going to be able to delete that issue. Either it has to get the craft higher to begin with, to clear the waves in bad weather (a higher ground effect/low altitude craft), or it is going to be limited by weather. It is the challenge faced by this type of design.
@@socket_error1000 And I do not deny issue with high waves. Aside from high waves, here is just too much problems with them.
I love the detail put into this design. However, the aircraft weights seem off. Its too heavy and empty weight and Max takeoff weight are too close. Making the aircraft virtually useless for carrying anything significant. It only has 130,000 lbs to play with, which will also include essential fluids, seawater cooling stores, etc. Leaving even less for usefull load, cargo, and passenger. In comparison the C5 Galaxys empty weight is 374,000 lbs and has a 840,00 lbs Max take off weight.
That is a good observation about the payload fraction - with a concept design reason behind it. The lower mass fraction for payload is an acknowledgement that a higher proportion of vehicle mass would need to be allocated for strength and a solid state propulsion unit (meaning very little liquid fuel) than both aircraft and ships.
If we ever get into a war with Canada, this thing will rock Lake Ontario. Wait, did she say nuclear reactor? Awesome, a flying Chernobyl!
Putting a nuclear power plant on a vehicle implies an added level of risk. Putting any new technology on an aircraft implies some level of risk, which is evaluated against the return on investment as well as the likelihood and consequences of that risk. In this case, I the Argonas concept postulates the possibility that a large air/sea craft offers the possibility of a better ROI for such a unique power plant than a smaller vehicle. And as for risk, the craft is not flying above land or population centers so it poses a more manageable risk than vehicles that would need to.
Considering how this ship is used in MW as a bumping car this means that the ship is a literal Manned nuke torpedo
That looks very promising!👍🇺🇸
Very Cool
Please be built soon
So is this just purely a concept or is this a project somewhere? A concept for an actual experimental demonstrator in the works of some kind?
This is a very fun ship to use in Modern Warships. Cant get enough lol.
the location of goalkeeper can be detrimental to the intakes above, where will all the bullet case go when in motion?
great concept.
And what with recoil on an aircraft with is very low to the ground? Railcannons with high speed shells shall produce a lot of recoil force.
They could have a casing retention system
Awesome...
how is air forced under the main wings during liftoff? you realize that this has already been developed successfully to a fairly high level by the Ruskies, many decades ago?
This concept has additional impellers in front and they are blowing air right under the wings.
However, that idea is not great and there is reason why this is not used by many aircrafts.
If you look at Orlyonok-class WIG, it was supposed to carry cargo and troops to shore. And when it start to takeoff in shallow water, powerful airflow from engines actually start to blowing away sand and rocks from bottom... And all of that was blown in direction of main wings..
Also, wings are usually act as a fuel tanks, and this is bad idea to nave hot exhaust gases being blown into them. Not a problem for nuclear reactor powered vessel, but still.
These comments are pure gold to anyone working in concept design for games and movies. FPV asks a valid question about functionality. The answer is already part of the design, which provides a unique and dramatic contribution to the look and visual purpose of the vehicle. Co mentions up many other real-world problems - which are great opportunities for a concept designer. Think about how to solve those problems, design and physical solution for your vehicle, and voila’ you have a unique, purpose-driven basis for the physical form and visual impact of your new vehicle.
this company made Argonas inspired from KM EKRANOPLAN(КМ ЭКРАНОПЛАНТ) CLASS=LOON(HARRIER)
Interesting concept.
Realy I like this new fastest aircraft
Cad and render package?
This is a high speed Corvette that flies.
where can i buy this argonas
No need to buy one. Just watch the video and click-through on the adverts. If enough people do that I will have the impetus and resources to design more. (Ha)
@@PAN_SPATIAL ok will do but the project is still too young
this design already beenpatentby one company from langkawi, malaysia many years ago
🎉🎉🎉
Is this coming to ModernWarships soon? 😮
yes
u need big horizontal stabilizer on back.
I bought it in modern war ships .
the same
Message from a Mr B Wayne - 'Does it come in black?'
¿Un vehiculo capaz de llegar a la zona de ataque antes de que su objetivo siquiera pueda evacuar, demasiado veloz para que algun avión o bombardero soltara sus bombas sobre el, y un autentico augurio de lluvia de misiles?
Como concepto basico para llevarlo a algo mas grande, realista y funcional si funciona
Si los societicos pudieron hacer ekaroplanos hace decadas, con la tecnologia de sigilo y aerodinamica, y los sistemas compactos de armamento, podria funcionar
Very detailed concept. A VERY detailed!
But it have two problems. First - none one put on such things fission reactor. Second - too low impact range. In neer peer conflict this thing simply be wiped out. Nowadays military equipment tend to became much simplier, have much higher range of fire, be cheaper. Don't get me wrong - it is fun concept, but lets face it - it too far from IRL.
Not just one, but TWO nuclear reactors!
here from mw
130,000 lbs of useable cargo is pretty low for a craft +2M lbs.
WIG have never achieved huge payload ratios. Lun (Harrier-class WIG) have gross weight of 243 tons, max take-off weight of 380 tons and just 27 tons of payload.
Startlingly parallel to the fictitious ISS Mockingbird of Flipspace.
Is this made in China?
The ground effect plane has all the faults of a ship while being as fragile as an airplane. Imagine flying through stormy seas but without the ability to roll with the waves. The first big wave would wipe out that plane. That's why the Russians abandoned the entire concept not just the design they were working on.
That’s a good way of summarizing the challenge of such a vehicle. And it is necessary to take a severe, pessimistic view into a design process. Either from yourself, or preferably, from someone who does not care if you succeed or not. I like to say, the allure of the efficiency of flying in ground effect is offset by the effect of actually running into the ground. Maybe that’s why the prescient russian designers chose the term “screen-glider” (with notable absence of reference to the ground) to describe their aspirational craft? Nevertheless, subsequent generations of people have continued grappling with the concept, with the volumes of both optimism and pessimism cranked up to “11”, and the result is a very capable and promising machine.
www.regentcraft.com/video
It can maintain 150 feet altitude.
@@PAN_SPATIAL Well, that thing from video is not WIG aircraft. For ground effect to occur you need to maintain distance from wing surface to the ground approx 0.5*length of chord or less. You know, here is the reason WHY all of WIG vessel have low-plan configuration, not high-plan configuration, like almost all hydroplanes.
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Another aerial target for SAMs, so slow flying aircraft because of weight and short wings
Use north and south of bahkmut
А куда отработку скидывать? Надо полагать в море бросят. Да охлаждение собственно, забортной водой не радиактивно?
И как его реализовать во время полёта на 300 узлах...
300 км/ч, чуть меньше чем в узлах, а как-то гады умудрились, можно верить...Наш катамаран советский тоже быстрый - был.
Думаю это скольжение, а не полёт по водной глади.
@@ГригорийЯсонов Вообще эта штука из ролика всего лишь концепт, фантазия.
Good looking, but...
1. saltwater comes into the surbines -> rust.
2. not flyable, when waves are high
Youre better off stealthing up a C-5
If he is iron man
I am stork industries
Iron men is just my straw man 👨
🕺 👂 I am the alpha moew
Purr 🐱 👅
Prefiero continuar con el Pm-6 Sea Master Yanqui.
If AUKUS and QUAD had something like this, China and Russia, beware.
How about G7?
Looks like a Platypus
Sorry. As cool as this might be, that alarm noise is too annoying. Going go to watch something less annoying. I wonder if there are any videos with Gilbert Gottfried and Andy Dick.
Thanks for the pro-tip for future videos: Soothing klaxons.
Lol I don’t care about been detectable I care about not been reachable 🤘 speed
The music 🎶 🎸 on earth
This is not new, the Russians developed them over 50 years ago and found out they were not effective easy to spot, had no range. They have one for sale for a million dollars. Do your homework. The wings are not configured to generate ground effect flight. Amazing how corporations waste their time money and resources on concepts that have proven to be ineffective. No amount of computer generated hero music will make this worked.
You may have missed the 'Science Fiction' caption in the title.
@@PAN_SPATIAL No , actually I caught it, but the fascination for flying in ground effect still draws attention - and some "geneus" like Musk might add it to his list. The design is not bad and could fit a good science fiction story - similar to the Martin Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. If you've got a million dollars you can buy the last remaining Ekranoplan from Russia - it does need some work, and I get a commision of 25% - you pay the freight.
Bro 7 people hell yeah drone them remotely all eyes on deck long long range and well co pilots at the same time
Bro then you drop one of them floating people Jets lol broooooooooooooo 🎉🎉🎉
Сами теперь бегайте за этой хернёй по воде 550 км/ч. Тримаран. А где наш???
The design of this aircaft is beyond huge. Obviously Russian. It is acsea skimmer. Russia has experience with this. But it's largest problem is slowing down when getting to its destination. Russia built a few but gave up on them. So this is click bait
Good idea alert. As a concept design, dedicated speedbrake devices would improve not only the perceived functionality (which a fast vehicle moving close to the surface would need) but also a stong visual and cinemagraphic opportunity when animated.
2 million pounds?????
Ecranoplano.
Не забудьте вёдра на ноги одеть.
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If I remember correctly, the Russians created something like this a while back but was never produced, it was a dud and prototypes were left to rot.
Yep you are correct. The air cushion of ground effect for efficient long range flight is attractive. The ground effect of running into the ground (or water) is a challenge.
Dead within 5 mins on the battlefield, junk.
Just re-spawn and practice a little. You’ll get the hang of it.