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01-22-2005, 08:46 PM
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Small models
Doesn't anyone fly small models off water? I have always built and flown smaller models, with very few exceptions. Except for a reference or two to Beavers on floats etc., no one seems to build flying boats- SMALL ones.
Just to draw you guys out of the woodwork, here is my latest: it started out as a semiscale Sea Otter, but things got out of control so I have to call it the She Oughter (fly, that is). 24" span, 300-size electric, not quite finished (no tip floats, etc). I will post a report once it has been tested, when the lakes aren't so hard! |
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01-23-2005, 08:36 AM
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That looks cool! You shouldn't need a lot of water to fly from either, just a small pond, or a damp sponge maybe?
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01-23-2005, 09:37 AM
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Wow, that's a beautiful little airplane!
 Should fly nicely.
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01-24-2005, 09:20 PM
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Floaters
Thanks, guys. The proff, as they say...
The Sea Otter was a follow-up to the Walrus, straight wings, front-facing engine. They didn't build near as many as they did the Walrus, as biplanes were quickly going out of fashion, even with many distinct advantages. One thing I plan to experiment with is the old NACA long-planing hull; I will use a GWS BN2 Islander for this, and keep you posted. Looking through my old magazines, the NACA hull was the choice for many very successful models: my buddy had a 6' Sea Cat (Berkeley kit) that lifted off very nicely on a 15 diesel. Reinventing the wheel? |
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