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The Reference Desk => Organizations, Vehicles, Equipment => Topic started by: GROGnadsUSA on December 05, 2022, 08:49:05 PM
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Hoi y`all and this should include A-L-L manner of whatever they should 'comprise': from there = ""BLOG"" (https://grognadsusa.wordpress.com/2022/12/05/ice-aircraft-carrier-concept-habakkurk/)
(https://grognadsusa.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/habakkuk-ice-aircraft-carrier-2.jpg)
(https://grognadsusa.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/8fcf0-1etgm3sbxswwucvbqwywwea.webp)
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Ah, the good ole' Pykrete (ice and woodpulp) aircraft carrier. IIRC, there was actually a prototype built and floated on a Canadian lake.
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Wah-Wah-W-H-A-T-?-? READ NON-at-A-L-L about this there ""BLOG"" (https://grognadsusa.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/much-smaller-scaled-model-kits/)<--'click' "it"-! It's ONLY a 'Model'-! "ssshush-!"
(https://grognadsusa.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/png-plane.png?w=1024)
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A really interesting concept in a seagoing vessel. One of the main problems appears to have been it did not do well on rough seas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lun-class_ekranoplan
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And now lies abandoned and rusting last I heard. There was an episode of the show, "What On Earth" I believe about it. A truly unique concept but massively over priced as I recall?
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And now lies abandoned and rusting last I heard. There was an episode of the show, "What On Earth" I believe about it. A truly unique concept but massively over priced as I recall?
Yes, as 'moi' watched an episode of "Abandoned WTH"-? featuring this, along with plenty of others stuff, and it got myself interested about such-! Being 'Russians' then these greatly misspelled "LOON"-! 'Canadians' might generously "proffer" a couple 'Loons' for this-? FOR the 'Model Kit', eh-?
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It wasn't a boat.
It wasn't a plane.
It was an ekronoplan!