I'm guessing that this aircraft never left the ground.

come for the cool fake airplane and stay for the awesome russish:

In 1930s Russian army was ... by the idea of creating huge planes. At that times they were proposed to have as much propellers as possible to help carrying those huge flying fortresses into the air, jet propulsion has not been implemented at those times yet.

Not much photos were saved since that times, because of the high secrecy levels of such projects and because a lot of time passed already. Still on the photo below you can see one of such planes - a heavy bomber K-7.

Now modern history lovers in Russia try to reconstruct according the plans left in once to be top-secret Russian army archives their look in full color. This is one example based on ideas of Russian aviation engineers of that times.

Uh, right. That's like a giant version of Hughes' Hercules.

Second photo, fifth from the left - Amelia Earhart. That commie bastard.

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Fark it, Dmitri. Just throw another propeller up on that sucker.

What would be the point of one of those anyway, other than just being a badass airplane with giant guns? Doesn't seem very practical.

Looks like something out of a Studio Ghibli movie.

Sgygus: I'm guessing that this aircraft never left the ground.

According to that Wikipedia article it actually did leave the ground... no info on how fast it could fly, though.

"K-7 first flew on 11 August 1933. Then on 21 November 1933 the aircraft crashed due to structural failure of one of the tail booms, killing 14 people aboard and one on the ground. Although two more prototypes were ordered in 1933, the project was canceled in 1935 before they could be completed."

Where's the Rocketeer?

Confabulat: What would be the point of one of those anyway, other than just being a badass airplane with giant guns? Doesn't seem very practical.

Not to also mention, quite slow and unless they did the gun turrets properly, easy to shoot down.

Esn: K-7 first flew on 11 August 1933

The K-7 is not the same aircraft as shown in the linked article, if I am not mistaken.

Esn: Sgygus: I'm guessing that this aircraft never left the ground.

According to that Wikipedia article it actually did leave the ground... no info on how fast it could fly, though.



Except for that whole "Maximum Speed" thingy

They should have one of those at the super bowl this year.

Someone needs to make a video game with that plane in it IMMEDIATELY!

Crimson Skies II: Holy Shiat, Look At That Monstrosity!

Who's with me?

But where are the ninja vampire vixens, hmmm?

Awesome game is awesome.



/Hot like Rivet

For a second there, I thought "Star Wars" met the Commies and the Nazis, and I shat bricks.

DarkSoulNoHope: Confabulat: What would be the point of one of those anyway, other than just being a badass airplane with giant guns? Doesn't seem very practical.

Not to also mention, quite slow and unless they did the gun turrets properly, easy to shoot down.

I know. Silly concept.

(yeah, the Russian version was a spruce goose, but they were on the right track)

Sgygus: Esn: K-7 first flew on 11 August 1933

The K-7 is not the same aircraft as shown in the linked article, if I am not mistaken.


It looks a hell of a lot like the actual photos in the article.

The renders are exaggerated bullshiat.

Battleship turrets on a huge farking plane!? No wonder it crashed, it probably blew itself apart.

The Soviets always had a way of outdoing themselves...

that'd make a kick ass aerial grow-op.

except for that whole can't fly thing.

crab66: It looks a hell of a lot like the actual photos in the article.

The photo of the K-7 in the Wiki article looks like it might fly ... but the 'K-7' in the headline-linked article not only appears much larger, but has all kinds of crap thrown on it as well.

/similar looking landing gear, I admit

Esn: Sgygus: I'm guessing that this aircraft never left the ground.

According to that Wikipedia article it actually did leave the ground... no info on how fast it could fly, though.

"K-7 first flew on 11 August 1933. Then on 21 November 1933 the aircraft crashed due to structural failure of one of the tail booms, killing 14 people aboard and one on the ground. Although two more prototypes were ordered in 1933, the project was canceled in 1935 before they could be completed."

Fly? Yes. Land? No.