Russian prototype aircraft with holes in the fuselage for internal airflow

[SkepticJ]

Years ago on the now defunct show Beyond 2000 there was a prototype aircraft being built in Russia that had no wings as such. Its shell had rectangle holes in it that I guess let air get in and flow over tiny internal wings or something. Anyone know what I'm talking about? It was big but not as big as a commercial airliner and was about half as wide as it was long. It was never finished as far as I know. They lost funding I think.

 

[cronxeh]

http://www.firstscience.com/site/articles/wright.asp
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/9054/tarielka.jpg
http://home.dmv.com/~tbastian/russ.htm

 

[ohwilleke]

The concept is not so horribly different from the B-2 bomber.

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-2.htm

 

[SkepticJ]

http://www.firstscience.com/site/articles/wright.asp
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/9054/tarielka.jpg
http://home.dmv.com/~tbastian/russ.htm

The middle and bottom ones are right. Thanks. Cool looking bird isn't it?

 

[PerennialII]

Would call that an out of the box design ... but the expression doesn't quite apply ... .