The new Russian "PAK TA" Heavy Duty transport plane.

littleclaude · Apr 2015

The new Russian "PAK TA" Heavy Duty transport plane.

http://rt.com/news/242097-pak-ta-russian-army/

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dfacto · Apr 2015

Pipe-dream. You're talking about making something bigger than a jumbo that flies as fast as a concorde (with none of the aerodynamics) and will have to do it with a load bigger than the C-5 galaxy. Not that it can't be done, but the Russian air-force would probably go bankrupt in two days operating these things. It won't be built by 2024, and if it is it'll be far below these specifications. And even then one or two will probably crash because of the now trademarked poor Russian maintenance.

There's a reason Supersonic bombers were never seriously invested in by the US or the USSR. I guess someone forgot about that.

dzibarik · Apr 2015

but it looks cool and I guess it's all that maters for me.

dfacto · Apr 2015

It's awesome, but for sure just some artist's rendition. Some parts say "stealth" but that's all meaningless with those gigantic turbines and underwing struts. Others say "heavy lift" but then the rest says "speed", but those wings are NOT for a supersonic jet.

thomasp · Apr 2015

looks like straight out of ace combat.

approved!
are they designing a flying aircraft carrier, too?

littleclaude · Apr 2015

Maybe crazy but they have made some crazy stuff in the past.

Anyhoo, it looks cool and thats why I posted it

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dzibarik · Apr 2015

that was before most engineers left the country.

Micaki · Apr 2015

that was before most engineers left the country.

Do you really think that engineers important for military industry can just leave this country?

To be honest russia has already decreased number of ordered planes and other military equipment because of war with ukraine. With that economy this plane won't rather be built(maybe 1-or 2 prototypes)

Savannakhet · Apr 2015

littleclaude wrote: »

Maybe crazy but they have made some crazy stuff in the past.

The Caspian Sea monster!

http://englishrussia.com/2010/03/12/ekranoplan/

Fucking huge.

TAN · Apr 2015

Yeah, this is highly possibly just an art piece. But you might be interested in PAK-DA

And it is real and confirmed !

A possible shape in wind tunnel testing.

littleclaude · Apr 2015

Reminds me of the Skylon Spaceplane Project that's being built in the UK.

"from Europe to Australia in about four hours."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/10182080/Skylon-space-plane-will-transform-high-speed-aviation.html

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Zephiris · Apr 2015

I can`t help seeing a happy face on the first pic of the plane.

TAN · Apr 2015

@ littleclaude

That is great ! I really find id riddiculous to travel 14-18 hours only from Europe to North America in this time and age. I would really like to see it come true.
Japan made a train go 603 km/h yesterday. It is about damn time for airplanes.

@ Zephiris

Thanks to you now I see that face whenever I look at it

Nigel Farage · Apr 2015

Dear santa...

Shrike · Apr 2015

It could never get into the air or crashed right away if I remember right from a book i read 10 years ago
Those ship turrets man, what where they thinking, that thing going into dive bomb on plane carriers ? The image is a 3d recreation it seems not sure how accurate

Savannakhet · Apr 2015

littleclaude wrote: »

Reminds me of the Skylon Spaceplane Project that's being built in the UK.

Wait, isn't that just the HOTOL concept from the 80s?

ghaztehschmexeh · Apr 2015

Shrike wrote: »

It could never get into the air or crashed right away if I remember right from a book i read 10 years ago
Those ship turrets man, what where they thinking, that thing going into dive bomb on plane carriers ? The image is a 3d recreation it seems not sure how accurate

Nah man this was confirmed as a fake

Shrike · Apr 2015

This image yes, but the real plane existed, apparently instantly crashed on first start, not sure about the guns in this "recreation" however
There are still some old drawings around, but cannot find anything, got it from a book

dfacto · Apr 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinin_K-7

TAN · Apr 2015

Hmmm. In fact this one looks quite feasible. Both 20 mm cannons and 7.62 machine guns were common on aircrafts. I wish it could fly as well.

littleclaude · Apr 2015

Now this cruise liner is ship that can not sink!

slipsius · Apr 2015

Well, that's a bomber if I've ever seen one...

The new Russian "PAK TA" Heavy Duty transport plane.

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