MC 200 & Duck, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

[Rheged]

Oh yes, very environmental, a wind powered landing craft.     

Believe it or not,  a wind powered landing craft did  briefly exist.   See  the picture "The Barge From Crete"  as shown  here  :-  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/the-barge-crete-peter-mcintyre

A quite remarkable story!

[jcf]

The original intent is that these would be used by the Dutch Marines during the Raid on the Medway,
but as they were found to be complete pigs under sail they weren't used.

Raid on the Medway, June 1667

The burning of the British fleet at Chatham.You cannot view this attachment.

[NARSES2]

Oh yes, very environmental, a wind powered landing craft.     

Beat me to it Kit 

[ericr]

    

[ericr]

LCM & wingfoil, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.


using bits and pieces :
fuel tank from a Lightning
and wings from a Yak-15

[PR19_Kit]

But it need's a BIG engine somewhere!

[kerick]

Going super fast, until it hits the shallows. Then the troops are launched from the launch. Gets you ashore real quick!

[ericr]

    

[ericr]

LCM & Panther & sail, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

one more LCM

[McColm]

So that's what a floating tank looks like 👍

[ericr]

    

[kerick]

Cool! Tophe would have approved of turning a gun barrel into a yardarm.

[ericr]

I do hope so 

[ericr]

MC 200 & Duck, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

from an old resin kit of a MC200, and remainings from a Grumman Duck

[scooter]

Looks very late interwar