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Free plans and great links on the web
Hello thought some people might like to see whats
 out there for free.Add a link and a brief description..........more to follow ..come on add some more internal or external links all you Hydrophilic aeromodellers.  I will add to this thread as and when I find more sites so LOOK and dont assume its all the same.###########means latest link added.Free flight flyingboats Ive steadily developed a growing awareness that the old-timers were very keen on Flying-boat designs so I started a thread over there to show some of these interesting designs ..for inspiration ....adaptation and promoting the cause...I just hope you like triathlons/canoeing if your a purist? here's the link http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=538243 and its sister thread in this forum on K.Kusomas work http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521810 To download a free DWG and DXF viewer see below, Vintage style and all the better for it Joe Otts kingfisher. http://www.theplanpage.com/Months/2404/kingfisher.htm Pics of other vints on floats 108" Quaker and Playboy Snr http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2501070/tm.htm Try a free starter/trainer 1936 Flying Aces Gas stick #http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=542296&pp=15 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...=2#post4965209 Already updated but very pretty Jetco Navigator plan http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926680 Thanks to Jimhorner. loads of different plans but includes a cub float-plane http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/slmohr/rcplan6.htm and this French site http://aeromaniacs.free.fr/ lightened Seamaster version on this site/page + 40 sized floats http://plans.rcmodell.hu/plansport.html My favourite SPAD ....Snowmaster a correx seamaster by Benjimmin....other SPADs make great Seaplanes, waterproof tough and  impervious to chemicals and simple to build generally. This one was built to bounce off snow and ice. Scroll down the side menu to find it.http://www.benjamminsvideos.rchomepage.com/ or http://spadfest.rcspads.com/displayi...bum=47&pos=110 Chunkies Site - Perhapse the single largest source of SPAD plans and Pics/technical bits all zipped http://spadfest.rcspads.com/ SPADS of particular interest here Barny a 72" span old timer high wing monoplane elegant wing plan form- http://spadfest.rcspads.com/displayi...album=47&pos=5 Coro Bee the mans own Coro version of the Clancy Classic Lazy Bee http://spadfest.rcspads.com/displayi...lbum=47&pos=24 SPAD to the bone plans page.....its about imagination for float flying..but see the Coro cub http://www.spadtothebone.com/freeplans.htm Need a foam trainer ..the beginner http://ferry.student.utwente.nl/modelbuilding/index.htm or http://www.hilbren.nl/rcplans/index.htm Possibly the largest collection of free plans around and a source for software to see and do. Most seaplanes/float planes are under sport or scale.....including a Canadair...rummage  http://www.profili2.com/eng/default.htm Great German model Flyingboat site super pics/screen savers/plans /links /software ...http://s14b521.server14.webplus24.de...lug/index.htmlIts back and even better http://www.rc-wasserflug.at.tf/ You will need to use a translator -Google toolbar etc....but here is a Huge collection of Free plans,3 views,technical stuff for all sorts and float construction. http://corsair.flugmodellbau.de/ The radiocontrol cook book page..see plans for downloading http://www.willingtons.com/mymac/mmacphome.htm Fly Electric FREE PLANS/float planes Monster - Electric models gallery includes several awesome Flying-boats and float-plane subjects.http://www.flyelectric.ukgateway.net/index.htm http://www.aerosquare.com/aerosquare...oads_01_en.htm From Russia http://www.seaplanes.ru/en/draw.php?page=3 ################################################## # other interesting candidates on the same sites use some imagination.... 700 plus flying plansand a lot more fun stuff http://www.ultraligero.net/ingles/index_i.htm Microlight site French water-plane site- use a online translator- very good details on foam float design and construction/set up http://perso.wanadoo.fr/j.s/hydravions/text1.htm Plans not for buying or selling but swaps Italian/English...... http://www.rc-plans.it/pagina%20principale/index1.htm Foam scale widgeon http://jroger.nuxit.net/berliweb/gru...ge_widgeon.htm free plans sort and sift http://www.aviationshoppe.com/airpla...e=1&sort=count All kinds of Lazy BEES here and add vintage style floats for hours of fun even an Atogiro conversion http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=916960A very neat Foam goose from here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=958105 ################################################## # Tim Hooper started this collection of plans and 3views and graphics, dip and dive. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=279688 Oh and heres one of those Flying boat boats  http://uscaero77.free.fr/_avion/hyfo/index.htm
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Links to Waterplane models elswhere - scattered across other forums
Blue foam carved Martin Mariner - build/ construction explained
 http://www.modelairplanenews.com/ma/plan/fsp1103a.asp http://www.modelairplanenews.com/cli...ov03/pbm_1.asp JimMcRay Martin Mariner build pink foam fuse built up wing. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_1936647/tm.htm and http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278766 Flying solutions footage, photos of pink foam and balsa build Spruce Goose. http://web.telia.com/~u87708929/flying.htm Dave Y's Canadair CL415 construction thread..................... http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242398 ############################################# Kunis amazing SM55 in scale Electric. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...31#post3551231 Kunis SM S65 Schneider http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=441071 Kunis latest Do18.. http://www.rc-wasserflieger.at/forum...41&sid=&page=2 It is in german, but the pictures dont need any language uncle joes SM55 build thread http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=435735 Fliir's mate Todd's Boeing 314 Clipper thread. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81766 Ruddermans fab Ivan Pettigrew Martin MARS http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=122092&pp=15 and Falconhobs http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=696752 Warren Jones's PBY - IP ....Minicat how big? http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=412146 Brads Trents, Another flyingboat from the master Solent and Sealand ...IP again. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...0&page=1&pp=15 Lukes Solent IP build. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=463117 Postcard from Chilliwack 2004 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269049 Flypilots ...Sealand by Ivan P build http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...21#post7437705 ################################################## ############################################# Joao's.......HVP Cat and Albatross compared http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60050 svx s K&A Grumman Mallard build http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=457429&pp=15 Russsian flyingboat and modelers site ..some English pages well worth a look http://www.seaplanes.ru/en/ ################################################# These guys are very cool are they the Berievs works team? Be112 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=571807&pp=15 More be 12 here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=917653 ####################################### Historic links back into this forum loads of electric waterplanes Martin Hunters Do Xhttp://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325367 Ducted fans on water http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=454406 Beriev Be200 Df by Thomas B http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ghlight=beriev and at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ghlight=beriev http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ghlight=beriev http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ghlight=beriev Be 12 from Russiahttp://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=400459 SeaVeebee build thread. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315884 Swoose gullwing vintage beauty http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=280904 and here now http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=893808 ################################################## splashE s http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216082 Puddlemaster ....electrifying http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202983 Sand baby ..same as Pond baby http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=465228&pp=15 Herr Aquastar build thread http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288988 Jpguilbert Drake build thread.http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=467915 Schnieder Seaplane models Schneider Cup Re-Enactment in Lake Havasu. If you are seeking plans, kits, posters artwork or documentation try http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1080397 ################################################## #### http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=419315 Macchi C72 ghcoe http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323703 Gallic Style/art....poetry and some very beautiful racing seaplanes including Piaggio Hydro plane Schnieder-translator required....click on a toy..explore. http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alain.vassel/sommaire.htm Looking For Schnieder Supermarine S6 plans? http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=620762 Lainier Mariner40 Flyingboat one owners experiences http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt/Mo...ent/Mariner40/ and here at for an electric version. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=613959 Graham Mcallisters Skybug..............on floats! http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237333 Conair Seawing parkfly ..German http://freenet-homepage.de/punikaoas...6349961f3.html Its a PSS Saro Princess - built by George Dexter, who's going to build an electric version  its also a FAB site to visit with many useful technical articles- find the BACK button at the bottom of this page. Find the photo Gallery for other PSS waterplane subjects.http://www.pssaonline.co.uk/designer...e%20Dexter.htm Uk based large model association site, includes Tony Nijhuis 14' span Spruce Goose.http://www.largemodelassociation.com/waterpla.htm and also at http://www.westfieldmodels.co.uk/ind...s/page0006.htm try this for the spruce goose ############################### Roger Bales HUGE SEAOTTERhttp://www.largemodelassociation.com...bale_otter.htm German -use google translator toolbar- site on aerodynamics for electric flyingboat build and development- find the AERO / SLATS page then the Flugboot link. http://www.aerodesign.de/index.htm Peter Angus model maker extraordinaire, many scale E flight flyingboat subjects and years of hard won technical experience. http://www.peterangus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.htm You may have seen this Geoff Riechelt's Giant Sunderlands and C class flying boats in Australia. http://www.airwaveyachts.com.au/Aircraft/Index.html RC giant Sunderland ################################# http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Shor...2288663/tm.htm Kestrels C class model under development http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459749 You fly that on S400s http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191162 Got 3 motors ?..I think we found most of the options here... http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=475439 Fancy Triple Hulls or something Different on two http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=480649 Walrus and Otter info http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=466629 Exbirdys Sea Otter http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=643738 Supermarine Seagul381 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=474190 Sparks and his very pretty Biplane SM Flyingboat http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=460178&pp=15 Early Benoist http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=474469 More Seaplanes and The biggest Convair Tradewind model Ive ever did see http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_23..._5/key_/tm.htm Ledkittys Ruffe/zero seaplane conversion http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=295412 Martin Hunter and Laddies speed400 DoX http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325367 Sikorsky S38/9 kits, Dornier, SM55........... http://www.classicaero.com/s-39/s-39.shtml ########################################## large SeeBee http://hangaren.pointclark.net/rchangar/rcseebee.html ################################################## # Great fun idea Lazybee meets Boeing 314 Clipper http://www.gryffinaero.com/models/ff...14/bridge.html http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...=448080&page=2 More McGoverns Seamonster stuff http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2750930/tm.htm K willards little poolboy bipe http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=509383 74" geared S400 powered Grumman Goose http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=662704 One mans tale of his Goose obssesion http://www.kolumbus.fi/pekka.strommer/grummangoose.htm More PBY/Catalina stuff http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693142 vought OS2 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317314 Loening o5 underway http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1011301 Maltones Fun Walrus http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=934575 Aventura Flyingboat an ARTF worth having and back in twin form after a loss http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=Aventura+xxl ############################################### Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Jul 19, 2009 at 05:08 AM. |
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Links to real Seaplane and flyingboat sites
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For information links on Empire/C class boats and US Clippers Look on page 3 ################################################## Brian Ribbins - Seawings here in the UK I some times have problems navigating this site but try opening things in new windows if you want a specific page link..brilliant model makers and FLYINGBOAT resource site. More links than you can shake a stick at. http://www.seawings.co.uk/Flying-boats of the world...exactly what is says......scroll down the big pages lots of technical /historic notes.... http://www.flyingboats.ca/ Virtual aerospace museum...check the Categories - Amphibians etc http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/general/i.htm http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/itk/w3.htm Small Seaplanes and ultralights...explore the weird and wonderful small fry http://vulatalk.zdwebhosting.com/pic...oats/Page.html More light seaplanes -Abbotsford Weekend Flyer's ...........................this has changed no longer shows multiple designs ......boooo http://www.flyingboats.ca/Abbotsford...ors/index.html but try this http://www.flyingboats.ca/PurchasingAFlyingBoat/ The Icon new light Amphibian site http://www.iconaircraft.com/Experience-ICON.html from http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=879234 ########################################### Something new/developing - NZ the Shearwater....pretty see picture below. http://www.shearwaterindustries.com/index.html http://www.seaflight.co.nz/ More pics plus a plan view of this here half way down page http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442033 Fantastic http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_23...11/key_/tm.htm laddies gone and built one sure is pretty and now here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=844247 looks good and seems to fly like the real thing.****************************************** Aviation..great site quite a few water-planes and..Aerocat don't miss this one..so different it might be Russian http://ensign.ftlcomm.com/access/top.../AViation.html http://ensign.ftlcomm.com/planes/aerocat/aerocat.html http://www.creativeflight.com/ The Republican Seabee for models look under Beeology for models. http://www.seabee.info/seabee.htm video of model from Fredrick Wiglands site http://www.flyingmodels.org/showtime/SeeBee_h.htm and more modernised Seabees http://www.v8seabee.com/seabee_options.asp at Airliners.net http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true More links to small seaplanes. http://www.geocities.com/avropl/amphib.htm Sikorsky 38/39 links http://www.airminded.net/sikorsky1/s38.html Ailiners.Net http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true BIG stuff The Russians are the only people really building large modern amphibians...server sometimes off line, definately worth viewing history and products. The Italians and Greeks have bought them why cant we replace our old Nimrods with these .Beriev http://www.beriev.com/eng/core_e.html http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/index.html http://www.beta-air.com/eng/be200/ http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/index.html Ledkitty spotted this-video beware slow download ....huge file http://www.beta-air.com/eng/be200/ Berievs @ airliners.net http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...ESC&nr_pages=2 Bilbo pointed this one out Russian stuff /videos etc on Berievs and Ecranoplans.........vids are massive files be warned and in Russian. http://www.aviapedia.com/ http://www.aviapedia.com/category/video/smotr/ #######Click on Avia if you get a 404 message how far can this idea go ..ask the Russians http://www.sergib.agava.ru/type/seaplane_e.htm Front door http://www.sergib.agava.ru/ Ailiners.net Sandringham but its just a start ...The key word is more ..click on it ...stunning pics http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=093328 General aviation site nice pics flyingboat section scroll down menu at side to explore don't forget the racers section http://www.century-of-flight.net/index.htm Russian aviation site Seaplanes section huge range of pics links to 3 views may require translator. http://translate.google.com/translat...lyboats%2ehtml http://win.www.airwar.ru/sw2e.html Huge plans/3 views on this site here http://win.www.airwar.ru/other/drawe.html http://translate.google.com/translat...lyboats%2ehtml select the word Catalogue Great pictures 3views and some seaplanes..princess etc. in historic section. http://www.airbornegrafix.com/index.htm A great Aviation source for circa WW2 British and empire aircraft Seaplanes/flyingboats in indexes Try Saro shrimp eg. http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/index.htm Aviation history Seaplanes by name/ make http://www.aviation-history.com/index.html extensive data on Martin Aircraft and other US flying boats convairs, Shin Mewa and Sunderland. http://www.vectorsite.net/indexav.html SCHNIEDER RACERS Supermarine S6 Schneider seaplane stuff. Check Century of flight above! http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/schneider7.html http://www.hydroretro.net/coupeen/coupeeng.htm http://www.hydroretro.net/coupeen/av...arine_s6a.html http://www.excite.co.jp/world/englis...=JAEN&wb_dis=2 Hampshire /Southampton museum Hall of Aviation http://www.spitfireonline.co.uk/ RJ Mitchell - http://www.rjmitchell-spitfire.co.uk...sp?sectionID=2# http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/air...age.php?ID=192 Supermarine S5 AeroWEB Ideas over Racing Seaplanes - Part 1 http://aeroweb.lucia.it/en/history/pegna1.htm Ideas over Racing Seaplanes - Part 2 http://aeroweb.lucia.it/en/history/pegna2.htm Photos by...... http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/picview.jsp?album=51268 Flight PDF archive the last race http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchi...0-%200995.html ################################################## ## Gallic Style/art....poetry and some very beautiful racing seaplanes including Piaggio Hydro plane Schnieder-translator required....click on a toy..explore. http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alain.vassel/sommaire.htm More vintage Extraordinary Seaplanes at http://www.hydroretro.net/retro/index.php3?lang=en Also here Futureshox http://futurshox.net/aero.php Japanese site needs translator http://vintage-aviation.hp.infoseek....seaplanes.html Early Aviator ....a truly vast collection of images from the WW1 period of aviation float planes and Seaplanes in pictures and art ...so look around a great resource for these early aircraft. http://www.earlyaviator.com/archive1.htm#list Historic Hydro Aviation..........great period shots http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/aerompha.htm#50 Virtual Aviation Museum- some useful stuff on flyingboats -UK/USA/France shortly to be reworked but some good info pics and 3 vies of Flyingboats and Seaplanes. http://avia.russian.ee/index2.html http://avia.russian.ee/gallery/foto.php?dir=sunderland A great little aviation site for 3 views, models Aircraft , Dehavilland history and a few flyingboats. Love the Meccano http://www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/id21.htm simillar set up ........ Wings across the World http://homepage.ntlworld.com/barry.clay1/index.htm US Coast Guard Aircraft very extensive site http://uscgaviationhistory.aoptero.org/history01.html US Navy aicraft www.history.navy.mil/photos/ac-usn11/aerom40.htm USAF collection ....this is a huge site stuffed full of layerd photos of most of the aircraft ever used land or Sea ........explore some pics are huge http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ ################################################## ### Italian www.regiamarina.net/.../idroplanes/idro_us.htm Jahu Seaplane SM55/65 http://www.projetojahu.com.br/menuingles.htm German WW2 http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/seaplane.html Do 24 site http://www.dornier24.com/ ################################################## # BV 138..the flying clog http://home.swipnet.se/our_stuff/Planes/BV138.htm DORNIER and others http://histaviation.com/Dornier.html Fokkers http://www.dutch-aviation.nl/index5/...Aircrafts.html ################################################## # Dr Llewellyn James's site WW2 aircraft usual flying boat suspects nice pics tech specs some 3 views. http://www.compass.dircon.co.uk/cap.htm WW2 Flyingboats pictures, drawings, 3views http://wmilitary.neurok.ru/wwiiflyingboats.html More Japanese WW2 Flying-boats ######################## http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org...pseaplane.html Interesting Wreck diving on WW2 Emilly and Mavis boats http://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/articles/mavis.htm ###################################### Jirka wagner's Chez site on WW2 aircraft/pilots - some flyingboats http://www.military.cz/british/air/war/default_en.htm Consolidated Aviations Flyingboats http://www.consolidatedaircraft.org/.../seaplanes.htm NZ Aviation site lots on the Solent, Sunderland /Sandringham, Catalina in detail other amphibians in NZ and visit from a Beriev  .http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/aviation.html Antipodean Memories of Flying in Short Solents and Sandringhams some very atmospheric pics http://www.users.bigpond.com/smoothp/short.htm Fantasy of flight..Kermit Weeks....the Last Flying Sunderland http://www.fantasyofflight.com/aircr...sunderland.htm Southampton Seawings festival , Seabee, Albatross, Piaggio Royal Gull http://www.jhayles.demon.co.uk/pics/...s/seawing1.htm Modeling Link to Piaggio Royal Gull pusher twin. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=454796 Hurray Ricks Royal Gull Video http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=479825 Rare film of a rare plane in action.The Piaggio166 is what the Gull evoved into, see the development section and if its still for sale the plane for sale http://www.p166.com/ Hakens site with a tribute to the Piaggio Gull. http://www.langshyttan.nu/air01.html and videos here http://www.langshyttan.nu/gull.asp?film=3 ############################################### The ultimate Walkaround sites index.....its chaotic..mad ..frustrating...and brilliant...if it connects. Sometimes you have to search through the connecting site, http://aircraftwalkaround.hobbyvista.com/book_walk.html Jim Oltersdorf's ..proffesional photographer with a nice line in Aviation shots - lots of frontier float planes and flyingboats. http://www.joltersdorf.com/page-aviation.htm 1000s of Aircraft photos......some ancient some modern multiple search routes http://www.1000aircraftphotos.com/ Pentavia Seawings net..loads of nice pics http://website.lineone.net/~roling47/SeaWings_page.htm AXLs plane gallery lots of interesting seaplanes here http://www.studenten.net/customasp/axl/index.asp or through http://www.axlsplanes.com/ Paul Nanns gallery a few here http://paulnann.com/ Great period shots from Sunderland vet's Squadron Album here http://rides.webshots.com/album/35863241TEEChG?start=0 and Russian Avia site here.... http://avia.russian.ee/gallery/sunderland.html Scandinavian Seaplanes gallery http://www.seabee.info/seaplanes.htm Canadian Bush Planes Galleries ,photo modeling resources and articles http://www.pbase.com/beagleair/root ################################################## ### Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Jul 15, 2009 at 03:43 PM. |
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General theory or just plain ....
Informative and fun ...interactive animated Aerodynamics!!!!
http://142.26.194.131/aerodynamics1/ NASA Flyinboat design theory sect 1 ch8 http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/contents.htm Nasa genral Aerodynamics http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/drag1.html roborolla found this The Aviation Trivia site ..top trumps for planes and sound bites .......starting in Seaplanes naturally. http://www.aviationtrivia.homestead.com/seaplanes.html AXLs aro photo gallery on line quiz/test ......pic your level plane spotters!!!! http://www.studenten.net/customasp/a...sp?command=new This you have to see if you have the speed a 3d virtual Aviation museum collection keeps growing and theres a fair few flying boats and seaplanes http://www.b-side-museum.com/index.html Inter X ..some of the strangest flying creations Flying .Moved to second page Aysymetrics or just wierd stuff http://www.geocities.com/asymmetrics/ ################################################## C/L probably one of the finest sites around and yes people did do C/L off water brilliant links..http://digilander.libero.it/ucontrol...2000/index.htmBroke ,bored or just looking for some fun -Card models free downloads Schnieders http://www.excite.co.jp/world/englis...=JAEN&wb_dis=2 Fiddlers green....free Cub and floats.....enlarge and turn into Foam..and fly or motorise...article on site http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/# Sikorsky http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/AC/airc...-S39/S38-9.php good info ###################################### Card models ....................you sort them http://www.ultraligero.net/ingles/index_i.htm http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedFo...ek/8015/page3/ From Icebergs links page you can just go explore............... http://www.peterjvisser.demon.nl/indexe.html or Yamahas...no planes booo...but wow! Check out the M/Cycles http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global...aft/index.html or fancy a V dubb VW bus? http://www.kdf-wagen.de/misc/gen_fra...lfmtl55fsjc9j5 1/33 scale card models of flyingboats - to buy sorry Id love a free download version aswell http://www.moduni.de/product_info.ph...cts_id/6128018 http://www.moduni.de/product_info.ph...e7d523a4637c89 not Available at the moment ..check 1/33 Sunderland http://www.marcle.co.uk/sunderland.html OK, ok so its not a plane it can fly off water but if you haven't seen it Imagine Thunderbird 2 meets a hovercraft meets the Siamese twin of the Hindenbergs big bro...... and I have video of Skykitten flying... Start here A general Aviation site but useful 3 views, data and pics of small Skycats and some of Sky Kitten Proof of type model. http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/skycat/ Main site for ATGs World Skycat project, also some details on Skykitten proof of concept scale prototype http://www.worldskycat.com/index.html Airships history on line check out the movies plans photos what a way to travel http://www.aht.ndirect.co.uk/index.html Thunderbird 2 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ghlight=Skycat ################################################# Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; May 13, 2009 at 11:55 AM. |
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More links and technical stuff.
To download a free DWG and DXF viewer you can visit http://www.infograph.com/products/dwgviewer
Free tile printer and resize program http://posterazor.sourceforge.net/in...s&lang=english Free on line translators http://www.humanitas-international.o...more-trans.htm Bablefish on line translator http://babel.altavista.com/babelfish/tr Float-plane designing for success and high altitude flying...nice site worth looking at lots of advice http://www.stenulson.net/rcflight/waterfly.htm and an interesting pusher power canard http://www.stenulson.net/rcfligh/snoboat.htm Direct link to RC universe - seaplanes threads- fairs fair as there are links both ways now http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_176/tt.htm Link to Watt flyer ..electric seaplanes some good stuff http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/foru...=35&order=desc ################################################## John Hawkins, Super Nova Scotia flyers site featuring loads of waterplanes including a giant Grumman, Emilly and others , very nice technical section and super Graphics links amongst others. http://rcalbum.rchomepage.com/Home.html Now here aswell http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540968 Modelflight the site is huge the index full of useful stuff on full size and models http://www.mfarchive.modelstuff.co.uk/mfa.htm Strictly scale web site US... Sean McHale some great scale waterplanes and technical hints suppressed servo leads .....look out for the walrus in his models and the C class Short http://www.strictlyscale.com/ http://www.slams.ca/ link to Club with lots of waterplane pics -V large incl C Class. Lots of tech stuff on this site on floats http://www.flyinglindy.homestead.com/aviationandrc.html CONTRA PROPS See specialist suppliers bellow Scale Princess SM or Supermarine Seagull 381 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=474190&pp=15 why not go original - how to get a contra rotating prop drive This is a huge thread but this is where I pitched in  go forward or back Eljibo is the 500W Contra rotating brush-less master http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...&page=27&pp=15Ratby Planes team gear multi motor brushed geared motors http://www.ratbyaeroplanes.com/ Jabbawock territory. Canard Cof G calculator http://sky.prohosting.com/air2/cg_canard.htm################################################## ### Jan Bassets site ...very useful technical section and he has a Herr aquastar http://www.ef-uk.net/index.html Stephans site loads of technical electric stuff plus Gravel master S400 flying boat details. http://www.capable.ca/stefanv/rcstuff/index.html Sorry off line ...but if you need the article PM me. RCM& E mag. Nexus did a free plan for a semi scale/cartoon Dornier Amphibian - Push Pull over-wing engine pod flyingboat called Der Fliedermouse, lovely details retracts etc it flew well landed OK on land and water BUT it had a problem at first. Read how they convinced the Bat that it wasn't a Whale Congrats and a salutary lesson in the need for personal Sticking Power in this field.Ever wonderd how a radial or any other engine works take a look at these links on U tube. http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...nimations&aq=f http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...mations&page=1Complex curves that need to be skinned in balsa ........you can steam / soak in ammonia solution/ or plank .............. link posted in LukeZ s Solent thread http://www.modelairplanenews.com/how...rip_plank1.asp ********************************Waterproofing your treasures expensive bits http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372092 UAVs and AP on water examples ideas and arguments http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...e+seaplane+UAV http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=653823 Waterproofing your expensive electric bits http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372092 technical bits from Boris in russia http://translate.google.com/translat....php%3Fid%3D12 Wings pallet pages.... colour schemes http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/h look for the small active tags and wait for things to emerge. ############################################### Rotohied structural rigging for Depron models http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=885821 Arial Photography in the forums lets see some ideas and picture image swapping http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1017965 http://www.rcgroups.com/aerial-photography-128/ Some great tech stuff and links here Alans hobby RC FAQ pages http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/ and Airfield models http://www.airfieldmodels.com/index.html Manuals for many glow motors http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=955929 ################################################## # Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Jul 21, 2009 at 08:12 AM. Reason: Fettling |
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Great links, thank you !
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Commercially available Plans - water-planes/flying-boats direct links where possible
Always Check whats available free first......... Not free but very, very useful/worth viewing. Ivan Pettigrews site -if you haven't come across this elderly gentleman's work and your into flying off water and electric flight well ...you should look now...youl find his fans all over the place here included a master of multi motor low tech electric flight and hydro-aviation. Tip watch the movies if you can and look for Ruddermans Martin Mars build thread. http://www.geocities.com/ivansplans/ Check out his mate Hals site as well. http://www.geocities.com/halsask/index.html Try this guys videos for more of Ivans,Hals and the Chilliwack stuff in action http://www.dvflighttech.com/ Uncle Willies plans page not for the PC - fine range of old/vintage plans see the giant Seaplanes.http://www.myunclewillies.com/piranha.html VTH Main land Europe/German large choice http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl...7%26sparte%3D2 UK X list pages...look in other catagories as well http://www.xlistplans.demon.co.uk/waterpla.htm Nexus /RCM&E/ Modelflight.... back on line a huge choice from Giant Sunderlands down....... http://www.myhobbystore.com/GroupLis...d-956127099819 http://www.modelflying.co.uk/default.asp?sp=&v=1 Uk Traplet ..sorry you have to search the lot but amongst the scale Electrics you will find a few rareities ...the Vickers, Supermarine Seagull 381 a personal favourite , the BR Natilus and a nice sports twin job Sampson https://sslrelay.com/s84068217.onean...iew.shopscript https://sslrelay.com/s84068217.onean...iew.shopscript https://sslrelay.com/s84068217.onean...D28MW2645%3D29 Bre Nautilus is also here http://www.rcmmagazine.com/store/sto...ZrPGj4oQ49d4w5 MAP plans for waterplanes but go back search scale and the rest theres more http://www.modelactivitypress.com/ami_framesetpl.htm Flying models http://www.flying-models.com/ Model Flyer /RCMF plans index - http://www.modelflyermagazine.com/Fr...s/PlanHome.htm ############################################ RCM seaplane plans- others in scale and elswhere so look around http://www.rcmmagazine.com/e/env/000...ns-list-7.html Quiet Flyer plans- not many but Cross sounder is here. http://kionapublishing.com/catalog/i...a3c1a096a1bf17 Scale models Martin Mariner Dh beaver Machi M72 http://www.scalercmodels.com/rcplans.html Twinkle ..mini North Star http://www.keyboardmonkey.com/twinkle/index.html Wise Owl ..youl have to look http://www.wiseowlmagazines.com/inde...owseBy=&Page=1 ########### Vintage plans ..these have several sets of flyingboat and Seaplane plans http://www.vintagercplans.com/main.htm ###################### PAF....German site ..see the vids http://www.paf-flugmodelle.de/index.htm Quite a few at http://www.rcstore.com/rs/general/plans.asp?catego=PL Palmer plans and links index http://www.palmerplans.com/ http://www.uknets.co.uk/rcplansguide/rcguide.htm http://www.precisioncutkits.com/designers.html http://www.airbornemagazine.com.au/planHome.htm PDF pages Paul Jansen http://www.pjmodelclassics.be/ Roy Tassel Ireland - plans and a very wide range of waterplane source Drawings http://www.roytassell.com/modelplans.html Kuni provided this link - You folks can order a plan set for a 3m span model of the Blohm&Voss BV138 here and there are other wasserflug featured designs : http://www.webshop.neckar-verlag.de...products_id=193 Model Aeroplane News plans .... pdf index. http://www.modelairplanenews.com/ME2...6E1BAD96EB2CBD RC store .com https://secure.rcstore.com/pcd/eServ...lwZT1QTEFOUw== Chez site http://translate.google.com/translat...te-si%2Fplanky ####################################### Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Jul 29, 2009 at 06:52 PM. |
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Specialist suppliers
Uk Foam wing cutting /design service.....built in floatation for a waterplane
http://www.foamwings.co.uk/Pages/Site/Default.asp Davies Diesel conversions seen on a twin ten PBY- got power/tank capacity problems think on this approach or fed up of glow starters. http://www.davisdieseldevelopment.co...ery/sunday.htm PAW uk...........http://www.eifflaender.com/index.htm Wallace and Grommet meet F1 engineering skills - the lads at the Progress Aero Works.......diesels.Gears worms clutches a cornucopia of goodies inthe USA at https://sdp-si.com/eStore/ HPC gears Derbyshire UK....................... WWW.hpc-gears.co.uk ################################################## ##### Need a contra Prop double Outrunner for a Schneider, Saro or scale RR Griffin power and prepared to buy - only up to 8 inch props -Robotbirds http://robotbirds.com/catalog/produc...5f5a806a4ff33e I cannot believe I forgot this Aero-naut.loads of choice push or pull you decied 2 or 3 bladed http://www.aero-naut.net/205.html?&L=1 and loads of tech stuff ##########################################props in available in pusher/puller pairs two and three bladed..limited range from most manufactures.  http://www.grishproducts.com/ Ramosa German manufacturer of static variable pitched Propellers 2,3,4 or more bladed hubs http://www.ramoser.de/index.html Scanning E bay I fell on a lead for a S400/480 gearbox that I hadn't found before but Ive passed it on to Ivan his attention . Turns out that Hyperion do a natty stick mounted off set box supplied with several ratios all the way up to 6.0 :1 that are quiet and rated at 300-400W better the price is OK if you find the right retailer. http://www.aircraft-world.com/shopexd.asp?id=3508 USA http://robotbirds.com/catalog/produ...products_id=381 UK Guapoman also put down a link to these ....Ivans waiting for info on ratios etc. there are 3 sizes of these mini monster style boxes and the largest will possibly fit the buggy motors http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...p?&I=LXMLJ4&P=7, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...p?&I=LXMLK0&P=7 Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Jan 31, 2007 at 08:19 AM. |
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WOW! Thanks for the superb links--I really appreciate how much time it took to put this together. I want to go to Gundlelagen right now!
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Dittos to Pat Daily's post
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Great links...how about a "sticky" for these Mr. Moderator ??? Here is a useful group of first class photograghs of full-size modern waterplanes, 103 images. Nice one of the Mars , just after a water pick-up I think. Look in www.airteamimages.com/search
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Thanks for one of the best threads ever!
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Whoa! What a great thread. This one should definitely have sticky-status!
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Flight Sims and Art work and Picture Galleries ~Featuring guess what?
Kevin Breens Flight sim page but its much more Art work on The golden age of aircraft
F boat models ~wide selections Free ware A huge aviation resource thats growing..Explore..... http://www.oldbeacon.com/index.htmlSite Map http://www.oldbeacon.com/beacon/sitemap.htm flying boats http://www.oldbeacon.com/fs/fs_acft_list-2.htm seaplanes and float-planes http://www.oldbeacon.com/fs/fs_acft_list-6.htm virtual Schneider project http://www.oldbeacon.com/fs/fs_tga_schneider.htm FMS flight sim homepage http://n.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/fms/index_e.html Flyingboat flight SIM page http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/review/flyboat/flyboat.htm http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...LJ:en%26sa%3DN ################################################## ##### http://www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com...Seaplanes.html ################################################## ################################################## #### Major Model Photo Galleries/collections of Waterplanes Ironsides site Try Port Perry for waterplanes... http://webhome.idirect.com/~ironsidz/ Wasserflug..gallery only http://www.rc-wasserflieger.at/gallery.htm Fredrick W site check out 2003 Water planes, Haninge ..use side menue http://www.flyingmodels.org/index_en.htm Runes build gallery..Scandvinavian site multi layer http://www.azaleo.ath.cx/index.php?cat=2 Groundbound started this long running picture thread here [http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...p?t=324522url] http://www.slams.ca/ link to Club with lots of waterplane pics -V large pics. Incl one of my favourites a large Cessna Skymaster on floats . Yes I know I mentioned this link above ... JRC floatfly page..pg 2 is mostly videos http://www.jcrc.com/2003Events/2003FloatFlyPage1.htm Skymasters Michigan USA site ...several galleries of waterplanes http://gallery.skymasters.org/index.php Strictly scale Waterplanes gallery.......note you have to use the previous quoted link in the Technical section to get to the front page,,this is only the gallery. http://www.strictlyscale.com/waterga...op%20of%20page Canadian E flight gallery http://www.alleflite.com/gallery/vie...album45&page=1 Canadian e flight site link.....loads of pics from Chilliwack and other places where the odd waterplane has been Known to gather. http://www.canadianelectricflight.com/ TeamTracons Galleries http://teamtracon.netfirms.com/event.../nfpicturepro/ The buisness is gone but the gallery continues some nice float plane shots http://www.foamcorefloats.com/Page%204.htm Texas Aquanuts http://www.floatfly.com/ Sandiego flyers http://sefsd.org/photo_gallery/photo_gallery.html Reading MAC Beal float fly http://www.rdmac.org.uk/gallery.htm RKHOO2's Kingston snaps http://www.flickr.com/photos/86846099@N00 French Hydro sites photo gallery http://perso.orange.fr/j.s/hydravions/index2.htm http://www.pbase.com/beagleair/root Windermere model flyers http://www.windermeremodelwaterplaneflyers.co.uk/ Westminster Aero modelers http://www.flywam.org/photos.html RCU gallery http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448080 http://www.wmaa.org.au/ some nice waterplanes in the galleries. SLAMS gallery http://www.slams.ca/index.htm loads of pics Clear lake full size gathering http://www.clearlakesplashin.com/menuphotos.htm Borrowed from link from LukeZ and carlos a spanish waterplane meet look for the 4 motor Multiplex floatplane glider conversion http://www.rcmodelistas.es/foro/view...6&p=5069#p5069 ################################################## ##### Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Jul 22, 2009 at 11:12 AM. |
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