Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge

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", it uses a single pusher propeller mounted behind the enclosed cabin to propel the craft over snow or water.

Survivors

A 1978 A-3, registered N007, was offered at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2007. 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 and again at the 2020 edition of the same auction for $143,000.