Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: GTX_Admin on September 14, 2025, 01:46:16 AM

Title: Antonov An-24/26/30/32 family ideas and inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on September 14, 2025, 01:46:16 AM

A thread for your Antonov An-24/26/30/32 family ideas and inspiration

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Polet_Antonov_An-24_Misko-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Antonov An-24/26/30/32 family ideas and inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on September 14, 2025, 01:48:59 AM

In the mid/late-1980s the Soviet Kuibyshev Polytechnic University turned an ANn24 into hovercraft. The wings were severed and at the “stumps” fins were placed, its engines were retained but with smaller propellers inside ring fairings. The fuselage was retained intact, but placed on a platform that contained the rubberised air-cushion. Information about its qualities are almost zero; there wasn’t a follow-up.

(https://preview.redd.it/an-24-as-a-hovercraft-v0-czabpwzq2t2e1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c4823825070393bcd47679e189307100de268d4)