SAR/Firefighting Lun-class Ekranoplane conversion (Spasatel)

[hearty pulsar]

A proposed variant of the Lun-class which converts it to a SAR vehicle (also known as Spasatel). The proposal was halted after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite this, there is a model of the concept and according to Russian media in 2017, the idea of Spasatel being built was resumed and production of the second Lun-class will start by 2025.

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on my way to find stats rn

[hearty pulsar]

Closest thing to blueprints I could find

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ITS ACTUALLY REAL

@hearty pulsar

[hearty pulsar]

Lun class my beloved

[hearty pulsar]

Probably would be the same stats as the Lun class without the missile tubes

[soft nimbus]

Spasatel-Class Ekranoplan

Jobs:

search and rescue
charter
firefighting
cargo
Engines: Eight NK-87 engines 13,000 kg/thrust each
Speed: 300 knots
Range: 1864 miles
Length: 73.8 M
Height: 19.2 M
Wingspan: 44 M
Wing area: 550 sq. M
Capacity: 500 passengers or 56000 KG of cargo
Service Ceiling: 984 ft

Source: https://www.redstar.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2494:lun-cargo-sea-going-cargo-passenger-ekranoplan&catid=444&lang=en&Itemid=531

[hearty pulsar]

Hold up

What in the is this

This is NOT my baby

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Cargo subvariant

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Based on spasatel

it’s basically the same thing

[hearty pulsar]

Okay

[soft nimbus]

that’s 6 engine variant
4 engine variant is the one you suggested

[hearty pulsar]

Even more variants

They will one day stop resisting the seaplane uprising

More images

[sinful sky]

lun class actually having a purpose

yes please

[hearty pulsar]

Justice for Lun

[white oracle]

I SUGGESTED THIS ALREADY NO FAIR!!!!

[hearty pulsar]

It is fair

[white oracle]

but yes we ABSOLUTELY need it

[hearty pulsar]

We must unite

Join me

[white oracle]

fine

[hearty pulsar]

@soft nimbus new member just dropped

[white oracle]

ANYTHING FOR EKRANOPLANS

[hearty pulsar]

[soft nimbus]

Not with proper name

🤓👆

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whar

[white oracle]

[hearty pulsar]

🦈 has joined the rebellion

[hearty pulsar]

Therefore this is the first suggestion

Haha

[white oracle]

NO

I SUGGESTED THE SAR CONVERSION FOR THE LUN-CLASS BEFORE

THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!!!

[hearty pulsar]

Erm it’s actually called Spasatel, don’t disrespect my baby girl like that

[white oracle]

"a proposed variant of the Lun-class which converts it to a SAR vehicle"

your OWN words

[soft nimbus]

Guh

It isn’t a conversion it’s a different aircraft

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[hearty pulsar]

This was also my OWN word

[white oracle]

staff literally called it a conversion in their post

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staff must have not know about the passenger variant or cargo variant

[errant aspen]

Nobody will fly this cus ground effects suck

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Ceiling is 1000 ft

[errant aspen]

Ok

[hearty pulsar]

Shut up meanie head

[hearty pulsar]

On a ground effect?!

Spasatel worked out

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Yea it was supposed to fly out of the ground effect

but that can’t work in aero

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This was stated on the spasatel article where I sourced the pics of the real thing

[hearty pulsar]

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other source gave it a ceiling of 984ft

[hearty pulsar]

As an American I count that as 1000ft so it’s fine

I don’t do math good

[white oracle]

close enough

bro i am cooking the most insane suggestion to ever exist here gimme a few hours

[soft nimbus]

Denial speedrun

Also a photo of the Spasatel inside its hangar circa 2015?

[white oracle]

can't say because someone will steal it

[hearty pulsar]

Wonder who

Surely sweet little me won’t

[hearty pulsar]

I like how we gave Lun Class names just like ships

[white oracle]

grrrr

[white oracle]

because they are ships

[hearty pulsar]

Spasatel my beloved

[hearty pulsar]

Ekranoplane is a weird word for ship

[white oracle]

ekranoplans are maritine vessels

[hearty pulsar]

Well duh

[white oracle]

funnily enough they DO work on land

ekranoplans are more akin to hovercraft

[hearty pulsar]

I think they go by different names on land

[white oracle]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-effect_train

[white oracle]

i mean that ground effect vehicles can fly over land

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HOW DO YOU FIND THIS

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[median inlet]

lucky

tell me

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It was literally the third google result

[white oracle]

secret forums

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Nah

[white oracle]

[soft nimbus]

I didn’t even touch a forum

Literally looked for 5 min

[white oracle]

yes

ik

but like 90% of obscure stuff can be very easily found there

[hearty pulsar]

Finally found an example

[white oracle]

any ground effect vehicle can fly over land

[hearty pulsar]

I meant as a concept

[white oracle]

hea

[soft nimbus]

Theoretically

But why not just use a car or a train then

[white oracle]

bro a ground effect aircraft on land would be fucking DEVASTATING to literally anything it passes over

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[hearty pulsar]

I totally didn’t lose the secret forums page I found that image at

[white oracle]

crossing small pieces of land

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Hovercraft

[white oracle]

well then how the fuck are you going to get the ekranoplan to the other side

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By going around

[white oracle]

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[white oracle]

if you go around, then there's no reason to have a hovecraft

[hearty pulsar]

Mobile port

[white oracle]

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aresonibilenam

[hearty pulsar]

What

[white oracle]

ace combat ass

[white oracle]

's name

the name of the emoji

idk why

[hearty pulsar]

ONE MILLION LIVES

[white oracle]

real

[soft nimbus]

Very realistic

[stark breach]

I support of what this suggestion achieves to do

[hearty pulsar]

It’s a struggling battle I’m willing to die for

[hearty pulsar]

I call this crisp white sheets

[lunar current]

if they dont add it then i will explode in real life

[hearty pulsar]

Don’t worry Spasatel will extinguish your charred corpse if she isn’t added

[edgy forum]

[sinful sky]

[white oracle]

🗣️ 🔥

[bitter leaf]

would be cool but they should really rework ground effect vehicles before adding more or adding customizations for them

[white oracle]

ekranopoints

[soft nimbus]

Is this livery obtainable

https://tenor.com/view/birdman-ready-hand-rub-lets-get-it-im-ready-gif-4886318

[edgy forum]

no

it suck

Imma gonna delete it eventually

[soft nimbus]

Just remove the detail kit

[edgy forum]

can't edit

gone for eva

[soft nimbus]

I’ll make one then ig

Need something to decorate my rotting Ekranoplans

Also

Did u know about the passenger variant?

[edgy forum]

no

[soft nimbus]

^

[twin beacon]

Hmmmmmmm cruise missile turned drone for deploying life rafts

[edgy forum]

nah, it's just P-700 Granit

saves them from life and medical costs

[twin beacon]

[hearty pulsar]

should’ve took off the missiles

[white oracle]

@hearty pulsar FUCK

[hearty pulsar]

Time to copy improve your suggestion

[white oracle]

3872 characters shorter

[hearty pulsar]

Take out random words

Or

Make a google doc

[white oracle]

no need

#1294474404494970961

[vast stone]

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