Water(Plane) Log

[pondflyer]

How about this! Use this Thread to post links to interesting waterplane web sites not otherwise covered (or in addition to other coverage if you think it appropriate) on our forum.
I'll start it out with a nice link picked up from Fred's (Fredrick W) web site - this guy is SERIOUS about bulding big scale flying boats and does beautiful work.

http://home.austarnet.com.au/reichelt/

Dick:D

[Ironsides]

Dick:

I agree that the Aussie site is very spectacular.

I find that Alan Tong from Auckland, New Zealand maintains one of the best 'LINKS' I have found. While Alan's list is not specific to waterplanes, it sure covers the map.

Alan Tong's Links (http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/)


David

[fumblethumbs]

Here's a floatflying club website in Florida, with a lot of links of interest. Looks like a great club!http://jcasey02.home.gate.net/fff.html

[pondflyer]

A few nice projects from our buddies in the Electric/Scale Modeling Forum:

Tree_Magnet's PBY Build

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=99550&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

Dave Plummer's Martin P6M-2

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=138450

Todd's Boeing Clipper

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81766&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

Dick:D

[pondflyer]

Check out the "Postcards from Chilliwack- Summer 2003" Thread

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=144784&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

Nice Waterplane Pics on pages 1 and 3.

Dick:)

[cayuse]

There's some nice float-flying action on the "movie" page at www.dvflighttech.com

Also, several videos at http://gvillette.rchomepage.com

Gary

[pondflyer]

Visit Rudderman98s Martin Mars thread at

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122092&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

to see a magnificent scale waterplane build and fly project. The flying starts near the bottom of page 13 but it would be a shame to miss all that went before.

Great job, Perry!!!!

Dick:cool:

[pondflyer]

Check out DerekB's "amphibious" foamie, the Frog (by Mr. FFF himself, better known as Hippo).

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103183

Dick:)

[pondflyer]

Just don't want you waterbugs to miss anything. "Hippo" (of Foamfly fame) designed this neat FFF Staggerwing a while back and couldn't resist putting one on floats.

Skip on over to:

http://www.foamfly.com/gallery/StaggerFloats

to see photos and a video of his waterplane experience. I've got the Staggerwing plans and will put mine on floats when its finished.

Dick;)

[pondflyer]

Several pages of PBYs, both full scale and RC, can be seen at:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58937&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

Scale modelers are a good source for construction technique, etc. Its expecially nice when they do waterplanes; just wish I were in their class.

Maybe one day . .

Dick

[pondflyer]

More on PBYs and construction pics at:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=99550

Dick:)

[Starfox9]

Wow thats incredible how he rigged his plane to drop depth charges. Anyone know how you could go about doing/learning how to do that. I have been very interested in doing something like that on my submarines/planes/boats but have failed to find any soures for help.

[pondflyer]

Check out this year old thread. Mostly a discussion on power choices but the pic of the plane is super.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40174

Dick:D

[pondflyer]

In case you missed it in the gallery, check out

http://rcgroups.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4632

for three great shots of a beautiful Boeing Clipper. Hopefully, we can get the builder to post more info in this forum.

Dick

[Fredrik W]

Originally posted by pondflyer
Hopefully, we can get the builder to post more info in this forum.
Have you pm´d him?


// Fredrik Wergeland
Sweden
www.flyingmodels.org (http://www.flyingmodels.org)
The Great Electric Motor Test (http://www.flyingmodels.org/motortest/Link_e.htm)

[pondflyer]

I have.

You still got water? Or are we looking at snow and ice already?:D

Dick

[Fredrik W]

Thank you so much, mr Florida-inhabitant. :rolleyes:

No, more like low 40 F, windy and rain.

Here in Stockholm winter will strike in january to march. Don´t remember when we had a white christmas last time?!?!


// Fredrik Wergeland
Sweden
www.flyingmodels.org (http://www.flyingmodels.org)
The Great Electric Motor Test (http://www.flyingmodels.org/motortest/Link_e.htm)

[pondflyer]

Just a couple of threads that you might have missed.

Donald 4/5 reviews and pics:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...15&pagenumber=1

and the same for the Herr Acquastar:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=175482

:D

[pondflyer]

Just in case you missed it - there's another nice waterplane thread in the Electric Scale Modeling forum. See

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=194632&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

Dick

[pondflyer]

A little teaser found in a remote link in RC Groups. Includes partial plans and 10 pics of this oldie but goodie (constructed of Depron).

http://www.flyelectric.ukgateway.net/indoor.htm#curtiss

Dick:p

[Dick Adams]

Good idea, Dick!

http://www.classicaero.com/main.html

For scale flying boat fans, the link above is a great page. Its owner, Al Mrock, of Oxford, Michigan builds museum quality scale flying boats.

The attached jpg is of a project underway that will have two 1/6 scale Sikorsky S-38's attempting a 50 mile crossing from Copper Harbor, MI to Isle Royale in Lake Superior during August of 2005. The photo has Al (on the left) and an old friend of mine, Larry Markey, of Northville, MI shaking hands on the project. Notice that this was witnessed by a snowman and a 1/6th hull underway. :) The yellow winged boat is a 1/12 scale electric powered S-38 warming up in Al's shop.

The poster advertises a flying boat service that ferried passengers from the Copper Country to Isle Royale in 1932. The Royale Line's founder's grandson, C.H. Wescoat II, has provided historical material for documenting the birds that are on the building boards and will be hosting our base camp in Copper Harbor for the crossing.

Once this project starts gathering steam, we will probably post a thread for folks interested in following it.


Dick

[Dick Adams]

One of the best overall primers for float flying just resurfaced, thanks to Ironsides:

http://rc-float-flying.rchomepage.com/Float%20Flying%20Article/floats.htm

[pondflyer]

Another great contribution to float plane building in the scale modeling forum.

See

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241067&page=1&pp=15

Dick

[pondflyer]

And a "Foamie" to boot! Take a look at the BV-222 at

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=281744&page=1&pp=15

Dick

[Vyceroy]

Heres a few i have done over in Foamies

Bluecore Bipe Float Plane (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278186)

Bluecor Sorta Grumman Goose (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235995)

Bluecor Sorta Sikorsky (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270928)

Bluecor FiddlersGreen KingFisher (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263091)

Heres a few pics of my float planes

[Vyceroy]

Forgot to post this earlier .. a real good reference site ..

Sea Wings (http://www.seawings.co.uk/)

[pondflyer]

Check out (and follow) this ambitious build thread:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328968&page=2&pp=15

Dick :eek: