{"product_id":"takom-tak3002","title":"Takom 1\/144 Soviet LUN Class Ekranoplan Aircraft Model Kit - TAK3002","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuild the \u003cstrong\u003eSoviet LUN Class Ekranoplan Aircraft\u003c\/strong\u003e with this Takom 1\/144 scale release from Mega Hobby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\/144 Takom Soviet LUN Class Ekranoplan Aircraft\u003c\/strong\u003e by Takom. Build a detailed aircraft subject with this Takom scale model kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the experimental KM “Caspian Sea Monster, the Lun-class ekranoplan is a ground effect vehicle designed in 1975 by Rostislav Alexeyev. The unique design of the boat-shaped hull\/fuselage combined with the large area wing allowed the ship to fly using the lift generated by the ground effect within 16 feet\/4 meters of the water surface. The 380-ton Lun (Harrier) was powered by 8 Kuznetsov NK-97 turbofan engines mounted up on the front canards, providing a combined thrust of some 224,000 lbs through vectored nozzles which brought it up to a maximum speed of 340 mph\/547 kph. The vehicle was crewed by 7 officers and 4 midshipmen who could be sustained for 5 days without resupply. Primarily equipped for anti-surface warfare, the Lun carried six lethal P-270 Moskit (Mosquito) guided anti-ship missiles mounted in 3 pairs down the dorsal spine, with each Mach 3 missile capable of precision strikes up to 75 miles\/120 km away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ship was defended by four 23mm Pl-23 cannons mounted in twin turrets at the tail and under the forward missile tubes. Only a single example was produced, and it never went into combat after entering service as the MD-160 with the Soviet Navy Caspian Flotilla in 1987. It was retired from the Russian Navy in the late 1990s and was abandoned at a Caspian Sea naval base in Kaspiysk until 2020. The Lun is currently on its final journey to preservation at Patriot Park near Moscow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufacturer: Takom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Soviet LUN Class Ekranoplan Aircraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU: TAK3002\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 1\/144\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct type: Aircraft Model Kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/takom\"\u003eTakom model kits\u003c\/a\u003e, browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/takom-aircraft-model-kits\"\u003eTakom Aircraft Model Kits\u003c\/a\u003e and prepare your next project with the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paint-store\"\u003ePaint Store\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tools-supplies\"\u003eTools \u0026amp; Supplies\u003c\/a\u003e at Mega Hobby.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Takom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67974429245514,"sku":"TAK3002","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/3066\/5546\/files\/tak3002-1144-takom-soviet-lun-class-ekranoplan-aircraft-squadron-model-models__87069.1662167617.webp?v=1794550291","url":"https:\/\/megahobby.com\/products\/takom-tak3002","provider":"Mega Hobby","version":"1.0","type":"link"}