Monino Aviation Museum, Russia

[Wesley D]

And the last few:

[Dan Collins]

Wow! Really great photos! I love Russian aviation design, if I'm ever over there for whatever reason this looks like the place to visit

Dan

[Jaryd stock]

Wes was there any of those Ekranoplanes there?

Great photos by the way love the Su-27 Demonstrater

[Wesley D]

Originally Posted by Jaryd stock

Wes was there any of those Ekranoplanes there?

I didn't see any there. I originally though there was one, but unfortunately no.

Here's some more info: http://www.moninoaviation.com/

Good pics on this guys website as well: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircra...no/Highlights/

[Jaryd stock]

Originally Posted by Wesley D

I didn't see any there. I originally though there was one, but unfortunately no.

Here's some more info: http://www.moninoaviation.com/

Good pics on this guys website as well: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircra...no/Highlights/

Just did some searching the Ekranoplane is at one of the old Naval bases (forgotten where), interestingly the info provided said that Bereiv was developing one that will be used for carrying cargo across water will be four times heavier and ant two and a half times bigger than the AN-225.... Anyway back too subject again good photos...

[James P.]

Originally Posted by Jaryd stock

Just did some searching the Ekranoplane is at one of the old Naval bases (forgotten where)

That would depend on the Ekranoplan in question, the sole Lun class is sitting somewhere in a dock in Kaspiysk in the Caspian Sea. It looks like there is only one A-90 Orlyonok left, docked next to a Tango Class submarine in Moscow.

Love that Il-62; ostensibly a civilian airplane, adorned with Aeroflot titles, that SHF satcom antenna at the base of the tail betrays its identity as a government/VIP transport.

Also, next to the Tu-22 Blinder, there's a jet with bort number Yellow 33 and an AS-4 Kitchen missile under its wing. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that's the Tu-22M Backfire prototype. Anyone able to identify it?

[Wesley D]

Originally Posted by Jaryd stock

Just did some searching the Ekranoplane is at one of the old Naval bases (forgotten where), interestingly the info provided said that Bereiv was developing one that will be used for carrying cargo across water will be four times heavier and ant two and a half times bigger than the AN-225.... Anyway back too subject again good photos...

Sorry I completely forgot about it, there is actually an Ekranoplane there but I didn't get a photo of it. It's the Beriev VVA-14.

The wiki page has a photo of it at Monino: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartini_Beriev_VVA-14

[Montague S]

excellent, you should take a trip to Beijing and head out to Datangshan and see the museum there.

[Wesley D]

Originally Posted by Montague S

excellent, you should take a trip to Beijing and head out to Datangshan and see the museum there.

How far is it from Beijing? I went to Russia on Air China via Beijing & had an 8 layover there on the way over & 9 hours on the way back. If I got on them again, maybe I can check it out.