1942 Soviet tank glider - photo and diagram

[Jon]

Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka. Reached prototype stage, but was problematic in initial testing.





Previously:

Train tank - photo
steam-powered tanks
Panzer tank hull being quenched
tank silencer
Tankenstein rat rod
Big Wind firefighting jet tank
WWII Churchill tank converted into mine clearer
Tank bridge - GIF
Can you own your own tank?

[ranald]

Could have been bad news for the Nazi's at the Russian front. Then again the sudden winters did their best to slow invasion.

They are probably making proto 2 for Mars or Moon ( or to Trump another country).

[toma]

Flying tanks...hahaha...it is not obvious how to implement this artillery..

[Jon]

Japanese version.




More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeda_Ku-6