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20-SEP-2007

DSC_0751 Ekranoplan (Ecranoplan).jpg

This static display was on the other side of the "river" where we docked in Moscow.
TA-90 "ORLYONOK"
Role Assault / Cargo Ekranoplan
Wing Span 103ft (31.5m)
Length 190ft (58m)
Height 14 m
Weight 140 tonnes - loaded
Engine 2 x NK-8-4K (starting)
1 x NK-12MK (cruise)
Maximum speed 400 km/h
Range 3000 km
Armament 76mm Gun Turret
Crew 9
Passengers 75 (Luxury) 150 (Normal) 300 (Twin Deck)
Produced 4 (1979-86)
The Orlyonok is a large WIG prototype with one Kuznetsov NK-12MK 11000kW turboprop
mounted high at the fin for cruise thrust and two Kuznetsov NK-8-4K turbofans of
10.5 ton thrust for take off, accelerating and landing.
Along the trailing edge of the wing a five sectioned flap/aileron is fitted and
along the leading edge, close to the wing tips there are special take-off screens.
Two hydroskis are mounted at the underside of the fuselage, one in the front,
another at the centre of gravity.

This info from the net at; http://www.samolet.co.uk/orlyonok.html

Nikon D70
1/200s f/7.1 at 80.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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