MDE-150 landing ground effect vehicles (project 904) (1977 - 1983)
MDE-150 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| - | 20 | Volga, Gorkiy | --- | incomplete for static tests | |||
| ÌÄÝ-150 [MDE-150] | 21 | Volga, Gorkiy | 1978 | 3.11.1979 | crashed 28.8.1992 | ||
| - | 23 | Volga, Gorkiy | 1977 | stricken 1977 | |||
| ÌÄÝ-165 [MDE-165], later- ÄÝÑ-25 [DES-25] | 25 | Volga, Gorkiy | 1979 | 27.10.1981 | stricken 1999 | ||
| ÌÄÝ-160 [MDE-160], later- ÄÝÑ-26 [DES-26] | 26 | Volga, Gorkiy | 1980 | 30.12.1983 | stricken 2006 |
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Displacement standard, t |
100 |
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Displacement normal, t |
122 |
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Length, m |
58.1 |
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Breadth, m |
31.5 |
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Draught, m |
1.50 / 0.00 |
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No of shafts |
1 twin air propeller + 2 turbojets |
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Machinery |
1 NK-12MK gas turbine + 2 NK-8-4K turbojets |
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Power, h. p. |
15400 hp on propeller + 2x 10500kgf thrust of jets |
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Max speed, kts |
216 |
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Fuel, t |
jet fuel |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
700(190) |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 12.7/79 |
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Military load |
1 APC or 150 troops or 28 t of cargo |
| Electronic equipment | MR-244 Ekran, Splav radars |
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Complement |
9 |
Project history: 'Orlionok' class. Can carry troops and light vehicles (payload 28t in a 25.0x3.3x3.0m cargo bay, with a hinged nose). Lift turbojet exhausts swivel down to direct air beneath the wings at takeoff. Normal operating altitude was 5-15m, but the WIG can rise out of ground effect. The program never reached series production because of serious corrosion problems and very limited payload and range.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Yard No 23 was stricken immediately after completion of trials due to inability to eliminate damages suffered during incident 24.11.1974. MDE-150 28.8.1992 during a storm snagged the wing of a wave at the turn and capsized. She was sunk by other ships due to inability of towing.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016