FAR 21-23a has the text of Russia-USA aviation bilateral agreements. I have inspected and observed this plane at Moscow and at the Amphibious test center in Gelendzhik Russia. The potential and the quality are there. The problem is the will on part of beureaucrats to allow a truly open market. There is no other such aircraft with these capabilities in the world. One might note that the US Navy was also at Glendzhik last September, taking tons of photos... See December 16 2002 issue of Av Week & ST article titled "Thinking Outside The Box" for some thinking on new aircraft design.
Other related websites
WWW.LGIINC.US
WWW.BERIEV.COM
WWW.BETA-AIR>COM
WWW.IRKUT.RU
WWW.TEJAVIA.COM
1 posted on
06/20/2003 7:18:28 AM PDT by
illumini
To: illumini
Great stuff, as a mechanical engineer you've got me excited.
To: illumini
Do you think those Bell/Boeing helicopter-airplanes would be more suitable for fighting fires? They can hover to dump and scoop water and fly like a banshee to and from the fire.
To: illumini
4 posted on
06/20/2003 7:25:11 AM PDT by
demlosers
To: illumini
This is HUGH!
5 posted on
06/20/2003 7:25:51 AM PDT by
Zavien Doombringer
(Ain't nothing worse than feeling obsolete....)
To: illumini
To: illumini
I want an airline to startup, that uses these things. Use the lakes around the countries as their landing strips, setup small terminals (run by private citizens). No big security/wand raping, people and pilots provide their own security (in the form of concealed weapons). No big federal bloatacracy running it, no union gate screeners, no hassling you for having toenail clippers.
My weird thought of the day.
To: illumini
Saunders-Roe "Princess" ping!
18 posted on
06/20/2003 8:45:13 AM PDT by
Snickersnee
(Where are we going? And what's with this handbasket???)
To: illumini
bump
21 posted on
06/20/2003 9:01:02 AM PDT by
VOA
To: illumini
Looks like a direct descendent of EkranoplanKM, the "Caspian Sea Monster."
25 posted on
06/20/2003 2:03:04 PM PDT by
eniapmot
To: illumini
The Russkies design good aircraft, but if they are also responsible for maintaining it, no way I'm getting on board.
28 posted on
06/20/2003 4:31:01 PM PDT by
kezekiel
To: illumini
Boeing built one or two for the military to replace the C-130 but it never sold. This was about25 or 30 years ago.
33 posted on
06/21/2003 9:46:08 AM PDT by
kennyboy509
(Never eat any thing larger than yor head.)
To: illumini
Did you hear the one about the scuba diver and the water bomber ..... ?
39 posted on
06/22/2003 3:44:06 AM PDT by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: illumini
Hey how come I had to put in a name and password to enter this thread?
That has never happen in the five years I have been at FR.
40 posted on
06/22/2003 3:48:50 AM PDT by
oceanperch
(Warning: James Carville is showing up again.)
To: illumini
cool BTTT
44 posted on
06/22/2003 10:52:56 AM PDT by
hattend
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