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RF-8 (GAZ-98) Aerosan

13.4k Deathcow  5.8 years ago

It features very good cross country capabilities thanks to working suspension system

The RF-8, or GAZ-98, was an aerosan used by the Soviet Union during the Second World War and developed by Gorki Narkorechflota. The Aerosan, which is Russian for "aero-sleigh" or propeller driven sleigh, was military vehicle that was used operationally in snowbound winter regions of Northern Europe by several nations during the first half of the 20th century; however it was Russia that made the most use of these specialised winter combat vehicles. The vehicles operated very successfully in these snowbound isolated areas with their poor road infrastructures, where tracked and wheeled vehicles were restricted by heavy snowfalls.

Controls:
Throttle - Control of propellor
Roll - Steering control
VTOL & Trim - Machine Gun Control
Group 8 - Headlight

Armament:
x1 7.62mm DT machine gun

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 12.8ft (3.9m)
  • Length 22.6ft (6.9m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 3,746lbs (1,699kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,526lbs (2,053kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.055
  • Wing Loading 13,456.5lbs/ft2 (65,700.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 0.3ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 5344

Parts

  • Number of Parts 281
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,314