Kalinin K-7 and German UFO

[B777LR]

[Spey_Phantom]

wow, is that german  now thats what i call Überkill or Überfortress 

[sotoolslinger]

Is that real or a photoshop

[B777LR]

Lol, a whiff i read about on the danish wikipedia:

From the Scientology page (what a bunch of morons)

Derefter blev de sat på rumskibe der lignede Douglas DC8 fly på en prik (med den undtagelse at de brugte jetmotor i stedet for propeller).

What it says, is "They were put on spaceships that looked exactly like DC-8s, with the exception that these used jet engines" Id like to see the "normal" DC-8 then

[Jschmus]

That story is recounted on the English version of Wikipedia, though it is worded a little more clearly.  It says that the "Thetans" or whatever were transported to Earth on "spaceplanes" which resemble the DC-8 without engines.  Supposedly, the design of the DC-8 resulted from the design descending through human racial memory until the present day.

[Green Dragon]

Think I first saw that Kalinin K-7 monster plane on Dryroastedblend and today I had a look at Kampfgruppe 144 and someone has scratchbuilt one in 144th scale! http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C5UAXb0bEic/SYanM1QrM7I/AAAAAAAADHw/91VQSzFlIw8/s1600-h/Kalinin_34front.jpg
Here's the main site with Alvis31's 1/144th airliner made from a 48th Bf109 and the Fantastic Plastic Barnes Wallis Swallow built and painted. http://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/

Paul Harrison

[Doc Yo]

Think I first saw that Kalinin K-7 monster plane on Dryroastedblend and today I had a look at Kampfgruppe 144 and someone has scratchbuilt one in 144th scale! http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C5UAXb0bEic/SYanM1QrM7I/AAAAAAAADHw/91VQSzFlIw8/s1600-h/Kalinin_34front.jpg
Here's the main site with Alvis31's 1/144th airliner made from a 48th Bf109 and the Fantastic Plastic Barnes Wallis Swallow built and painted. http://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/

Paul Harrison

There is a build article on the Kalinin at this months INTERNET MODELER...Its a brute.

http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/publish/aviation/Scratchbuilt_Kalinin_K-7.php

[puddingwrestler]

The K-7 appears both in Bill GUnston's 'Back to the drawing board' and Jim Winchester's 'The world's worst aircraft' - it was a monster, had seven engines, and was never fitted with weapons because it disintegrated during a test flight due to vibration problems. There was an intention to fit engines into the huge wheel pontoons as well at some stage.

[Green Dragon]

Thought about San Torta converting it to a flying boat when I first saw the K-7 Puddingwrestler! Those sponsons are perfect for floats. Have you finished the next Scarlet Sloth adventure yet? I love Zeps/Airships.
Or maybe it was one of Dr.Yo's flying laboratories?

Paul Harrison

[Jschmus]

A the end of the Internet Modeler article are the following words:

Say tuned for an even bigger and more incredible aeroplane from the same period.

Be afraid.

[jcf]

A the end of the Internet Modeler article are the following words:

Say tuned for an even bigger and more incredible aeroplane from the same period.

Be afraid.

The Tupolev Ant-20 Maxim Gorky perhaps?

Jon

[puddingwrestler]

The Maxim Gorky - also appearing in the volumes I mentioned  - featured a pharmacy, radio station, cinema, and printing press among other things...

And no, I have not yet finished the next Scarlet Sloth story.

[Mossie]

Maybe he'll go nuts & go for the Bel Geddes #4???

[Runway ? ...]

I'm assuming this has been done before but it's new to me. A blog page with some cg of a superheavy russian bomber.http://blog.uncovering.org/archives/2009/01/kalinin_k7_um_aviao_gigantesco.html
ps I think it's in Portugese.
Any takers for the one with heavy guns ?     

eidt: to add alternative sourcehttp://www.rusring.net/~levin/k7/k777.htm