http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_Be-200 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_Be-200)
http://youtu.be/xFIFMumvoFQ (http://youtu.be/xFIFMumvoFQ)
That thing must be a maintenance nightmare, with all the salt water exposure. But, it's a kool airplane. Take a look at the Martin Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mars) some time, too.
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Talking about the Martin Mars, it's down here in SoCal right now Dave.
Saw/heard it yesterday climbing out of Lake Elsinore. You can hear those big old round engines a long ways away.
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Like this?
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lake+elsinore&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lake+Elsinore,+Riverside,+California&gl=us&ll=33.671426,-117.368606&spn=0.001737,0.005493&t=h&z=18
That would be the critter.
Another amazing commie Ruskie aircraft:
http://sovereign.us/WRLDS-LRGST-PLANE/index.htm
Major Lord
Quote from: Major Lord on May 26, 2011, 03:06:54 PM
Another amazing commie Ruskie aircraft:
http://sovereign.us/WRLDS-LRGST-PLANE/index.htm
Major Lord
Broken link?
Quote from: JerseyCadet on May 27, 2011, 03:06:35 AM
Quote from: Major Lord on May 26, 2011, 03:06:54 PM
Another amazing commie Ruskie aircraft:
http://sovereign.us/WRLDS-LRGST-PLANE/index.htm (http://sovereign.us/WRLDS-LRGST-PLANE/index.htm)
Major Lord
Broken link?
They both work for me - the original, and then quote.