Is that the tank with a hang-glider attached?
Partially related, this gorgeous piece of Soviet technology; the Ekranoplan.
englishrussia.com/2010/03/12/ekranoplan/
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Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron,
Sun 18 Mar 2012, 16:53,
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The idea was to fly in tanks to the battlefield
Alas, lolkinetic energy made it a soup delivery mechanism
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discomeats This canoe,
Sun 18 Mar 2012, 19:08,
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ooo nice link..
remember seeing an equinox? documentary on this some years back, lots of flight footage.. the photos are really poignant
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maggenspies mayhaps,
Sun 18 Mar 2012, 23:16,
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