Submarine Plane

[Kevin]

Something i found on Facebook, certainly something different, also something that didn't quite work out

 

 

 

The Soviet Union tried to develop a flying submarine during World War II. The design could have operated at 150 knots in the air and 3 knots in the water. Metal plates sealed the engines shut. At the Naval Engineering Institute, a flying submarine project was headed by engineer Boris Ushakov. In 1939 the project was temporarily suspended and classified. In 1943, on the orders of NKVD chief Lavrenti Beria, the project was resumed. In 1947 the first test of the flying submarine was performed.

 

 

http://www.snotr.com/video/5017/Flying_Submarine_Aircraft_-_Russian_technologies

 

[BareHook]

Wow, one glance at that photo makes me think "photoshop" to crazy to be real

[augie]

Hey, if it's on the Internet, it must be true  

[WackoWolf]

I seen this a few years ago on the Military channel on TV, so yes it is true.

[st george]

Available as a model if anyone is interested.

 

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/Ushakov_LPL_Flying_Sub_Page.htm

 

David

[WackoWolf]

But there is no price on the model, and if you scroll down and read about the model it tells you that there are problems with the kit LOL. And Voyage to the bottom of the sea was way better.

Edited May 4, 2013 by WackoWolf

[st george]

Here's some more information on other submersible aircraft/flying subs.

 

http://translate.google.sk/translate?prev=hp&hl=sk&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hitechweb.genezis.eu%2Fsubmersible_aircraft.htm&sl=sk&tl=en&history_state0=&swap=1

 

 

David

[st george]

This one almost goes airborne.

 

[augie]

Not quite the concept there.

[Kevin]

i assure you, an emergency blow like that is impressive from the outside, nothing special inside, as you are busy hanging on to anything that is not sliding forward to aft.,

But not clever, only time that is done, other than for exercise, at the end of a major shake down/trials/work up, is for an emergency,

Blow and go is a fairly uncontrolled release of air from all the bottle groups into the ballast tanks,but should be used just to get the right monentum of speed and pitch to get to the surface, if not it  leaves a submarine unable to dive again safely, untill all the air groups are fully recharged.

 

NO way is a Royal Navy 14000 ton Trident  submarine going to fly though

[runner63]

If memory serves me right a US Submarine did that near Hawaii several years ago and came up under a Japanese school ship. The Japanese ship sank with the loss of several members of the ship crew.

It cost the submarine skipper his job.

 

runner63