The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge is an all-metal amphibious aerosledge, designed to transport passengers and light freight in remote areas of the Soviet Union. Officially known as the A-3 "Hope" ("Nadezhda" in Russian), it uses a single pusher propeller mounted behind the enclosed cabin to propel the craft over snow or water.[1]
Survivors
- A 1978 A-3, registered N007 (possibly the only one imported to the U.S.), was offered at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2007.[2] The craft had a non-standard nine-cylinder engine, and two counter-rotating propellers. This A-3 was sold at Barrett-Jackson's 2015 Scottsdale auction for $220,000[3] and again at the 2020 edition of the same auction for $143,000.[4]
See also
- Aerosani
- Airboat
- KRISTI snowcat
External links
- N007 Tupolev, aerosled with ground effect 'The remarkable part boat, part sled, part ground-effect Tupelov(sic) aerosled' gizmag.com/newatlas.com
- Aerosani-amfibiya AS-2, a modern amphibious recreational vehicle from aircraft manufacturer Tupolev (Russian language)
- "REPÜLŐMÚZEUM SZOLNOK Tupoljev A-3 "Aeroszan" amfíbia" (Hungarian -tr. MUSEUM OF FLIGHT Szolnok: Tupolev A-3 "Aerosan" amphibian) a page of the Museum of Hungarian Aviation in Szolnok, with some pictures of the aerosledges, showing them in Budaörs, and in their new location
- Kamov AEROSLED K30 (VINTAGE SLEDS IN RUSSIA)
References
- McLeavy, Roy, (1982). "Jane's Surface Skimmers", London, England: Jane's Publishing Company Limited, pp 65–67. ISBN 0-86720-614-4^
- Mike Hanlon. The remarkable part boat, part sled, part ground-effect Tupelov aerosled New Atlas, 2006-11-06, retrieved 2020-01-16^
- 1978 TUPOLEV N007 GULLWING BOAT - Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions www.barrett-jackson.com, retrieved 2020-01-16^
- 1978 TUPOLEV A-3 AEROSLEDGE GULLWING BOAT - Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions www.barrett-jackson.com, retrieved 2020-01-20^