I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

[kfa4303]

Probably the coolest thing I've seen.....ever. Looks like some sort of crazy vintage, Russian boat/plane/space ship thingy. All I know is that it is shiny and I must have it.

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

In Soviet Russia, boat propellers are for air....

 

[MTboatguy]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Awe Crap, the Duck Boys have gone crazy, their new show premiers in a few days!

 

[QC]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Is there some kind of Russian Batman? Maybe even like a James Bondinski type dude?

 

[Fishing Dude too]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

A cold weather swamp boat, used for ice fishing.

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Little more info on this beast;

Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Probably the coolest thing I've seen.....ever. Looks like some sort of crazy vintage, Russian boat/plane/space ship thingy. All I know is that it is shiny and I must have it.

Pony up !! It will cost you $$:

"A 1978 A-3 registered N007, possibly the only one imported to the U.S., was sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2007 for $187,000. The craft had a non-standard 9-cylinder engine, and two counter-rotating propellers."

 

[southkogs]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Little more info on this beast;

Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for finding that Rogers.

Probably the coolest thing I've seen.....ever. Looks like some sort of crazy vintage, Russian boat/plane/space ship thingy. All I know is that it is shiny and I must have it.

No kiddin'!! If you get it before I do, where can I meet you for a ride?

Snow or water ... how cool is that?!?!

 

[QC]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

The craft had a non-standard 9-cylinder engine, and two counter-rotating propellers."

Yeah, it looks like two props in the pic, but they seem to be pitched the same direction. I know the Russians like to use counter rotating props on aircraft, and it would seem to me to be much more important on a single engine aircraft than even a boat. Whassup with 'dat? That whole issue has my puzzler scrunched up.

sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2007 for $187,000.

I can hear the auctioneer now. "Come on guys, the trailer alone is worth that!"

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

I can hear the auctioneer now. "Come on guys, the trailer alone is worth that!"

Ha,ha..... You watch too much of BJ just like me.........

 

[angus63]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Yeah, it looks like two props in the pic, but they seem to be pitched the same direction. I know the Russians like to use counter rotating props on aircraft, and it would seem to me to be much more important on a single engine aircraft than even a boat. Whassup with 'dat? That whole issue has my puzzler scrunched up.


I can hear the auctioneer now. "Come on guys, the trailer alone is worth that!"

The prop issue has me stumped too. Can they be positioned like that to create a nozzle as well as a fan?

 

[QC]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Ha,ha..... You watch too much of BJ just like me.........

Yeah, but I was actually thinking of the typical Craigs List ads we joke abut in the mega thread

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

I saw this at the Atlanta boat show last month. The cockpit looked right out of a plane. It was designed and built by Tupolev, a Russian aircraft co. It's only display now and one of the props is on backwards.

 

[southkogs]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Yeah, it looks like two props in the pic, but they seem to be pitched the same direction...Whassup with 'dat?

Now that ya' mention it ... but, no counter rotation. HERE's a video.

I got nuthin'.

 

[Thalasso]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Probably the coolest thing I've seen.....ever. Looks like some sort of crazy vintage, Russian boat/plane/space ship thingy. All I know is that it is shiny and I must have it.

1968 Tupolev A-3 Gullwing Russian airboat | Flickr - Photo Sharing! 1968 Tupolev A-3 Gullwing Russian airboat | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Limited-Time]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

That was designed for the Ruskies first moon landing which they gave up on when the figured they had no chance of beating the US to it.

 

[gm280]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Neat!!! Looks fast but I don't know how you would be able to fish from it...

 

[angus63]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Now that ya' mention it ... but, no counter rotation. HERE's a video.

I got nuthin'.

Thanks for the video. The owner explains the reason for the prop design. The claim is quad blades increase efficiency by 35% and dampen the fan noise. I believe there is some validity to that claim. Steam and gas turbines utilize this benefit with reactionary and impulse blade design in a similar fashion.

 

[beardeddone]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Probably the coolest thing I've seen.....ever. Looks like some sort of crazy vintage, Russian boat/plane/space ship thingy. All I know is that it is shiny and I must have it.

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Wow, I don't blame you, I would like to have one of those too, here is a video I found

 

[southkogs]

Re: I don't know what it is, but I want it. I really, really want it.

Thanks for the video. The owner explains the reason for the prop design. The claim is quad blades increase efficiency by 35% and dampen the fan noise. I believe there is some validity to that claim. Steam and gas turbines utilize this benefit with reactionary and impulse blade design in a similar fashion.

... just don't know enough about that sort of thing. I get the concept, and I can understand how the "fatter" airscrew will have a different dynamic than the airplane props I'm used to. I can't quite see why a setup more like a push-pull (think Cessna Skymaster) wouldn't actually work better - though obviously more complicated.

The Russians certainly come up with some fascinating transportation solutions.