Strange Watercraft
 

(Hey Kach...)

I don't know anything about these, saw them on a fiberglass site

http://www.fibreglast.com/showoff/im...r_4of4_JPG.jpg
http://www.fibreglast.com/showoff/im...r_3of4_JPG.jpg

That top one is a hovercraft alright, be it a low performance one that I've never seen before. Looks like it might be nice and quiet though, typicaly you have to were hearing protection just like at the shooting range.;)

The bottom one says it's a sub, I feel like I have a 70's era buzz just looking at it. :D

Please provide a link, I'm interested in what else is at that site.

I found the site doing a right click "properties" thing.

http://www.fibreglast.com/

Not sure how to get around that site, lots of red "X"'s where photo's should be.

Big forum though.

http://www.fibreglast.com/phpBB2/index.php

Found it in the pictures section - of course.

http://www.fibreglast.com/showoff.php

This looks like a cute car.;)

http://www.fibreglast.com/showoff/im...10of11_jpg.jpg

That's Kurt B's car, with one of my fiberglass hardtops
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1147483805.jpg

I tried five times to get that picture to post- thanks.

Looks just like a coupe from here.

On a closer look there is a slight Datsun 280ZX hump to it. Gotta look real close to catch it though.

Damn, Thom! That looks great!

I still think if you made fiberglass bumper extensions for impact bumper cars that extended forward and eliminated the bellows, you would sell a TON of them. In fact, I'd ditch my glass bumpers and go back to stock if "Thoms accordion-eliminating bumper extensions" were available.

Hay Göran, what the fcuk is that!?!

That is the Caspian Sea Momster .............Soviet era troop carrier. World's largest WIG (wing in ground effect).

The WIG like a hovercraft operates close to the ground (or water) on a cushion of compressed for air for lift.

A hovercraft uses a fan, the Wig uses forward motion and it's wings.

Back in the day, all we had were rumors and small grainy spy pictures published in Janes Ships.

Agreeing with Moses.

Bellows scoop, bellows scoop...


JP

The hydro sub thing isn't really a sub. I saw a special on it once on discovery.

Basically you get in the canopy part and take it out to where the depth is okay for it, and then it sinks until the toppart is on the water. Then you can truck around for a while at that depth down in the water checking out the sites, while the part above allows the air to be refreshed and I believe the gas powered engine to breath also.

When your tired of it, you flush the tanks, it rises back up, and you let someone else have a turn.