PLAN Zubr Large Air Cushion Landing Craft
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plawolf
Lieutenant General
They could weld some heavy duty hoops (not sure what the technical term is) onto the Zubrs and tied them down with cable to the ship's deck.
They do this to allow cranes to lift capsized ships, so they would be plenty strong to keep the Zubrs anchored even in the roughest weather.
plawolf
Lieutenant General
I was thinking that as well, they surely factored in the size of the Zubrs when they were designing the lifter. But maybe not dead on straight like that, as that would likely leave them very little clearance to turn (unless the Zubr has the ability to turn on the spot?).
Maybe they could pack them like that for straight forward transport between bases/ports with heavy lift cranes.
For operational deployment where the Zubrs might need to deploy directly from the lifter, they will probably want to cant them at a slight angle.
Long ago ports were invented to allow the air from the air cushion to flow out horizontally at the fore and aft corners to manoevre air cushion craft at low speed. These should be adequate for all that is required for getting on and of 868.
But I still wonder how they are secured while in place.
lcloo
Captain
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From the TV footage, particularly in this configuration, the operation is very much similar to a dry dock except that instead of water pumped into the dry dock, the ship lowered itself in half submerged position to allow the client ship to float in or out.
Notice that there are 4 Keel Block (the metal/timber blocks used to support bottom of client ship) and 2 metal poles used to mark and help move client ship into pre-determined position on deck and possibly to secure the Zubir in "locked down" position.
When resting on keel blocks, Zubir may or may not be able to move from deck to water under its own power. This depends on the void space created between 868's deck and Zubir's hull bottom when the air skirt is fully inflated, and the height of this void space is greater or less than the height obstruction of thee keel block.
Of course if 868 is in half submerged position, there won't be such problem.
From the TV footage, particularly in this configuration, the operation is very much similar to a dry dock except that instead of water pumped into the dry dock, the ship lowered itself in half submerged position to allow the client ship to float in or out.Notice that there are 4 Keel Block (the metal/timber blocks used to support bottom of client ship) and 2 metal poles used to mark and help move client ship into pre-determined position on deck and possibly to secure the Zubir in "locked down" position.
When resting on keel blocks, Zubir may or may not be able to move from deck to water under its own power. This depends on the void space created between 868's deck and Zubir's hull bottom when the air skirt is fully inflated, and the height of this void space is greater or less than the height obstruction of thee keel block.
Of course if 868 is in half submerged position, there won't be such problem.
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As that has been a feature of hovercraft for more than half a century I don't see why it would be lacking in this one.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
I think it wouldn't be beyond the scope of the design of the 868 to lift two Zubr class simultaneously and it could be possible, after all why would they make it so huge what was the length requirement
Anyone have a google map view of the MLP we could accurately measure the length and determine if it's possible
Also is there any more MLP under construction this ship is really huge
Anyone have a google map view of the MLP we could accurately measure the length and determine if it's possible
Also is there any more MLP under construction this ship is really huge