Ekranoplan

[editfish]

Hello-

I'm looking for an interesting military/futuristic/landmark BAT of the Russian Ekranoplan.  Does anyone know if this has been done or even planned?



http://www.vincelewis.net/ekranoplan.html

http://acidcow.com/pics/7956-russian-tank-ship-plane-86-pics.html

http://www.youtube.com/v/bbecl88NsEQ&hl=en_GB

(great footage of this in action at 4:40 and 6:07)

[Terring7]

Even better, automatas that will replace the Maxis ships with these babies

[adroman]

Ekranoplans haven't been made by any English speaking creators, there's a slim chance a Japanese fansite has some.

None of the current teams have any planes for such aircraft/ships, that I'm aware of. The nature of these aircraft make it somewhat unlikely that they'll ever be made; unless of course, someone volunteers.

Also, I can't really see the purpose in bringing these vehicles into SC4, aside from aesthetics, but that shouldn't stop any creators.

Here's the link to the Aircraft Request thread within the SCAG board, feel free to make something of a request there.

Adrian.

[editfish]

Haven't seen anything like this on any of the Japanese sites or threads.    I will give the SCAG suggestion a try.  Thank you!

Terring7--great idea for automata!