Flying Ship - winged "Lifeguard"

Recently, we visited a large shipyard, where for many years, building a wide variety of ships. As it turned out, not only sea, but also quite a air ...

This - 903 WIG project, called "Lifeguard." Work on it had been frozen in the 90s on a high stage of readiness, and for a long time about it no one remembered. More recently, activists in Nizhny Novgorod have begun work towards making WIG in the monument. What this will lead is anyone's guess, but what about the present state of WIG suggest reading my entries.

Fasting is more than 65 photos and comments to them, the authors lana-sator.livejournal.com/ and rapidfixer.livejournal.com/





2. To see the winged factory without knowing the specific location, you would have a long time to wander through the vast territory to find the right shop



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6. One of the shops you would come across the situation comparable to the entourage of films about the war or the end of the world



7. In the other would have to face a huge barrel outlandish yellow - test facility for units operating under high pressure



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9. In the third and did built a giant tanker



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11.No here and want us to shop. The first thing we see - another ship, as if in a state of preservation. What kind of ship, and why it was not completed - a mystery.



12. Dimensions, of course, amazing. You feel like an ant. Although "Antonov" shop seems bigger.



13.Korablestroenie here has both a large and small :)



14.Za ship we suddenly discovered something more unexpected - WIG!
On WIG great hopes in his time, especially the military. The plan was to release dozens of WIG armed with anti-ship missiles, but further construction of several different experimental models did not get. In particular, all probably heard about the "Eaglet", "Harrier" and "Caspian Sea Monster".



15.Etot WIG originally built for military purposes, however, due to changes in the situation on the globe had to convert it into a more marketable life airship. Actually, it's called "Lifeguard."



16. "Lifeguard" 8 turbojet engines with a maximum thrust of 13 tons each. In the event of a shipwreck, "Rescuer" is sent to the disaster area, splashed on the wings WIG deploying inflatable boats, which are used to save lives. In addition, the board has a small hospital.



17.K Unfortunately, in practice, "Rescuer" never took off - and he still is in caretaker status. As you can see, the wings and tail keel dismantled. The issue of how to make it a museum - but there's nothing to be clear. So what to look for novelty, it is necessary to penetrate the defense plant illegally :)



18.U a healthy shiny tail



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21. he was supposed to fly eight turbojet engines that are arranged in groups of 4 pieces on each side



22.Bolee less tolerable pictures inside, which I am willing to share with readers.



23. Near the front door of an evacuation plan is posted at which it becomes clear configuration inspectable gizmos



24.Neskolkimi partitions this volatile hospital is divided into compartments in which there are many hanging beds, stretchers



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28. Also on board was met already two latrine, each two points and one washbasin



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30.Sudya by the number of wires, there had to be installed a large equipment ...



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36. From the tail have lift upward, where she was stationed radar



37.Dvinemsya back past the entry to the side of the cabin. Again compartments with beds



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39.Vtoroy latrine



40. Such is the fork in the road: top down and



41. Above all kinds of software and flight crew quarters empty, and the cockpit



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51.I even here bunk!



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54.I actually stall, in a very incomplete state



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59. And at the bottom of the next free space for some equipment



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63.V general, it is difficult to agree that this is - this is 95% readiness



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65.No, if anything, he has not yet sawed aluminum and has some chance of becoming a monument.
Unfortunately, his grand ancestor named "KM" (the ship layout, and in the interpretation of foreigners - "Caspian Monster") is deprived of the chance - after it sank on tests in the Caspian Sea, trying to lift was not undertaken.

That's all. Thanks to all.



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