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{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
{{short description|Rhaynan ground effect vehicle}}
  |name                            = TÉR-2500
{|{{Infobox ship begin}}
  |image                           = [[File:TER-2500 illustration.png|300px|frameless|center]]
{{Infobox ship image
  |caption                         = Modern artist's illustration of the TÉR-2500 flying past a sailboat
|Ship image= [[File:TER-2500 illustration.png|300px|frameless|center]]
}}{{Infobox aircraft type
|Ship caption= Modern artist's illustration of the TÉR-01-SP, the only unit produced of the TÉR-2500, flying past a sailboat
  |type                            = Ekranoplan
}}
  |manufacturer                    = [[Ekranoplan Design Bureau of Rhayna (Pacifica)|Ekranoplan Design Bureau]]
{{Infobox ship class overview
  |designer                        = [[Rostislav Alexeyev]]
|Name=''TÉR-2500''
  |national origin                  = [[UPRAN (Pacifica)|The United Provinces of Rhayna, Alla-gy and Néa-gy]]
|Builders=*[[Ekranoplan Design Bureau of Rhayna (Pacifica)|Ekranoplan Design Bureau]]
  |first flight                    = February 18, 1965
* [[Hristos Cosmakis (Pacifica)|Hristos Cosmakis]]
  |introduced                      = 1964
|Operators=[[Rhaynan Navy (Pacifica)|Rhaynan Navy]]
  |retired                          = 1976 (reintroduced in 2021)
|Class before=
  |status                          = Active
|Class after=
  |primary user                    = [[Rhaynan Navy (Pacifica)|Rhaynan Navy]]
|Subclasses=
  |more users                      =
|Cost=
  |produced                        = 1961–1964
|Built range=
  |number built                    = 1
|In service range=*1964–1976
  |unit cost                        =
* (reintroduced in 2021)
  |variants with their own articles =
|In commission range=
|Total ships building=0
|Total ships planned=1
|Total ships completed=1
|Total ships cancelled=0
|Total ships active=1
|Total ships laid up=0
|Total ships lost=0
|Total ships retired=0
|Total ships preserved=0
}}
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|Ship class= TÉR
|Ship type= Attack/Transport (ground effect vehicle)
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|Ship displacement=Displacement n/a, weight 406.5 tonnes unloaded
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|Ship beam=(Wing area) {{convert|883.1|m2||}}
|Ship height={{convert|27.3|m|||}}
|Ship draught=({{convert|2.5|m|disp=or||}})
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|Ship speed={{convert|297|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on}}
|Ship range={{convert|1421.3|nmi|km mi|abbr=on|lk=in}}
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|Ship capacity= 140 tonnes
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|Ship complement=six officers and nine enlisted men
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|Ship armament=*Six fixed-elevation A-210 Patrída antiship missile launchers
* 4 × 23 mm IT-10 turrets (2 x 2, 2,400 rounds)
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The '''TÉR-2500''' ('''Téras-2500''') ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Aegean]: Τέρας-2500, literally "Monster" in aegean), known colloquially as the '''White Doom''', it's the first ground effect vehicle developed by [[Rhayna (Pacifica)|Rhayna]] in the 1960s by the [[Ekranoplan Design Bureau of Rhayna (Pacifica)|Ekranoplan Design Bureau]], The TÉR-2500 was tested weekly by the [[Rhaynan Navy (Pacifica)|Rhaynan Navy]] in secrecy until 1976,  when it was retired due to highly expensive maintenance routines and lack of situations where its intervention was necessary.
The '''TÉR-2500''' ('''Téras-2500''') ([[Aegean (Pacifica)|Aegean]]: Τέρας-2500, literally "Monster" in aegean), known colloquially as the '''White Doom''', it's the first ground effect vehicle developed by [[Rhayna (Pacifica)|Rhayna]] in the 1960s by the [[Ekranoplan Design Bureau of Rhayna (Pacifica)|Ekranoplan Design Bureau]], The TÉR-2500 was tested weekly by the [[Rhaynan Navy (Pacifica)|Rhaynan Navy]] in secrecy until 1976,  when it was retired due to highly expensive maintenance routines and lack of situations where its intervention was necessary.
 
It flies using lift generated by the ground effect acting on its large wings when within about five meters (16.4 ft) above the surface of the water. Although they might look similar to traditional aircraft, ekranoplans like the TÉR-2500 are not classified as aircraft, seaplanes, hovercraft, or hydrofoils. Rather, crafts like the TÉR-2500 ekranoplan are classified as maritime ships by the International Maritime Organization due to their use of the ground effect, in which the craft glides just above the surface of the water.
 
The ground effect occurs when flying at an altitude of only a few meters above the ocean or ground; drag is greatly reduced by the proximity of the ground preventing the formation of wingtip vortices, thus increasing the efficiency of the wing. This effect does not occur at high altitude.
 
==Design and developement==
 
 
==Current operators==
<span id="Rhayna"></span>'''<small>{{flag|UPRAN}}</small>'''&nbsp;
* [[Rhaynan Navy (Pacifica)|Rhaynan Navy]]
 
==Specifications==
'''<big>General characteristics</big>'''
* '''Crew:''' 15 (6 officers, 9 enlisted)
* '''Capacity:''' 140 tonnes
* '''Length:''' {{convert|104.9|m|||}}
* '''Wingspan:''' {{convert|77.2|m|||}}
* '''Height:''' {{convert|27.3|m|||}}
* '''Wing area:''' {{convert|883.1|m2|||}}
* '''Empty weight:''' 406.5 tonnes
* '''Max takeoff weight:''' 546.5 tonnes
* '''Powerplant:''' 8 × [[Titos Kairelis MA-45]] turbofans, {{convert|181.1|kN|lbf|abbr=on|lk=in}} thrust each
'''<big>Performance</big>'''
* '''Maximum speed:''' {{convert|550|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}
* '''Cruise speed:''' {{convert|450|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} at {{convert|3|m|||}}
* '''Range:''' {{convert|2632.2|km|mi nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}}
* '''Service ceiling:''' {{convert|5.3|m|||}} in ground effect
'''<big>Armament</big>'''
* '''Guns:''' four 23 mm IT-10 turrets (2 x 2, 2,400 rounds)
* '''Missiles:''' six launchers for fixed-elevation A-210 Patrída antiship missiles

Latest revision as of 00:51, 27 July 2022

Modern artist's illustration of the TÉR-01-SP, the only unit produced of the TÉR-2500, flying past a sailboat
Class overview
NameTÉR-2500
Builders
OperatorsRhaynan Navy
In service
  • 1964–1976
  • (reintroduced in 2021)
Planned1
Building0
Completed1
Cancelled0
Active1
Laid up0
Lost0
Retired0
Preserved0
General characteristics
Class and typeTÉR
TypeAttack/Transport (ground effect vehicle)
DisplacementDisplacement n/a, weight 406.5 tonnes unloaded
Length104.9 metres (344 ft)
Beam(Wing area) 883.1 square metres (9,506 sq ft)
Height27.3 metres (90 ft)
Draught(2.5 metres or 8 feet 2 inches)
PropulsionTitos Kairelis MA-45 turbojet engines, 181.1 kN (40,700 lbf) thrust
Speed297 kn (550 km/h; 342 mph)
Range1,421.3 nmi (2,632.2 km; 1,635.6 mi)
Capacity140 tonnes
Complementsix officers and nine enlisted men
Armament
  • Six fixed-elevation A-210 Patrída antiship missile launchers
  • 4 × 23 mm IT-10 turrets (2 x 2, 2,400 rounds)

The TÉR-2500 (Téras-2500) (Aegean: Τέρας-2500, literally "Monster" in aegean), known colloquially as the White Doom, it's the first ground effect vehicle developed by Rhayna in the 1960s by the Ekranoplan Design Bureau, The TÉR-2500 was tested weekly by the Rhaynan Navy in secrecy until 1976, when it was retired due to highly expensive maintenance routines and lack of situations where its intervention was necessary.

It flies using lift generated by the ground effect acting on its large wings when within about five meters (16.4 ft) above the surface of the water. Although they might look similar to traditional aircraft, ekranoplans like the TÉR-2500 are not classified as aircraft, seaplanes, hovercraft, or hydrofoils. Rather, crafts like the TÉR-2500 ekranoplan are classified as maritime ships by the International Maritime Organization due to their use of the ground effect, in which the craft glides just above the surface of the water.

The ground effect occurs when flying at an altitude of only a few meters above the ocean or ground; drag is greatly reduced by the proximity of the ground preventing the formation of wingtip vortices, thus increasing the efficiency of the wing. This effect does not occur at high altitude.

Design and developement

Current operators

 UPRAN 

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 15 (6 officers, 9 enlisted)
  • Capacity: 140 tonnes
  • Length: 104.9 metres (344 ft)
  • Wingspan: 77.2 metres (253 ft)
  • Height: 27.3 metres (90 ft)
  • Wing area: 883.1 square metres (9,506 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 406.5 tonnes
  • Max takeoff weight: 546.5 tonnes
  • Powerplant: 8 × Titos Kairelis MA-45 turbofans, 181.1 kN (40,700 lbf) thrust each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 550 km/h (340 mph; 300 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 450 km/h (280 mph; 240 kn) at 3 metres (9.8 ft)
  • Range: 2,632.2 km (1,635.6 mi; 1,421.3 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5.3 metres (17 ft) in ground effect

Armament

  • Guns: four 23 mm IT-10 turrets (2 x 2, 2,400 rounds)
  • Missiles: six launchers for fixed-elevation A-210 Patrída antiship missiles