http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps Comments on: Sea Monster on Google Maps Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:21:01 +0000 http://strix.org.uk/ http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c599775231775290838 ContrivedCoder Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:39:32 +0000 http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c599775231775290838 Well, everyone knows the three main exports of Russia... -guns -narcotics -people trafficking or sex trafficking However, the Ekranoplan is extremely dangerous to use, on even choppy seas. It's almost guaranteed to ditch trying to cross large bodies of water. A red herring for logistics, for the situation you concocted. http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c432686558189958482 PVC Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:15:41 +0000 http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c432686558189958482 The big onr went by the (NATO?)nickname "Caspian Sea Monster", an caused heart attacks in the Pentagon when it was first seen in a satillite photo. The platform has many of the problems of any seaplane, but can move so much wieght with such efficiency that it's amazing… http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c904761893623652517 Taptrick Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:48:14 +0000 http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c904761893623652517 Actually, the first picture is not the "Caspian Sea Monster" represented in the second picture (which crashed in 1980), it is the "Lun" missile platform ekranoplan. The second, smaller one is not a missile platform, it is one of the three Orlyonok A90.125 troop transport which was in active service with the Soviet/Russian Navy from 1979 to around 1992-93 http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c688047684555969629 Hung Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:17:02 +0000 http://strix.org.uk/posts/Sea-Monster-on-Google-Maps#c688047684555969629 Really cool article, the google map links are really neat. Looks to be a small force of hovercraft/acv's near the small one as well. Thanks for doing the legwork :)