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[Airboatflyingshp]

Jan hermkins Designs- Netherlands, builds and flies some awesome models one of which is a 120" span Sunderland. he sells the plans through VTH and Modelflight. details of construction /information available on site.
http://www.home.versatel.nl/jan.hermkens/

Giant 168"Sunderland here http://www.rcfun.co.uk/planepages/videolist.htm
by Phil Parmiter See waterbirds and Sunderland and B17 and stills here
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290540

and here in more detail http://www.chesilmfc.com/sunderland.htm http://chesilmfc.com/

Tony Ns Electric Sunderland very nice http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_77..._1/key_/tm.htm Sopwith Mike and NickChuck and Pentaxman, youve got a lot to answer for
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Some fantstic loooking plans/kits for flyingboats
http://www.rcairplane.net/

Ivan Petigrews latest enlarged 100" span Short Solent very more pics from May 06 Chilliwack http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=523374

Film footage by LukeZ added here from a windy wet Chilliwack http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=692704
and Tracon coverage Chilliwack Spring 2007 http://teamtracon.netfirms.com/event...s.php?album=12

A whole comrehensive thread set up in tribute to Ivans Work by LukeZ http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=710485

The BIMBOS British Ivan Model Builders http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=951408
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[Airboatflyingshp]

Some great historic stuff Blackburn Short etc and use the Green buttons to access the other pages..proposal to Convert BN Islander to flying-boat version
http://kheeley.tripod.com/sw.htm

More stuff on the Blackburn B20 flying-boat on dingers aviation pages
http://freespace.virgin.net/john.dell/blackburn_b20.htm
Three view here and more info on a one off
http://cloud.prohosting.com/hud607/u...b20/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Aircraft_Limited
Someone has to have a crack at this if just for the site of the hull being deployed please let me know if you do. Ive done some scribbling of ideas and have some useful modified images.

From the flight archive theres this article on the B20 http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchi...0step%20design

Take a look convergent evolution in action http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4919172/tm.htm http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_50...tm.htm#5057070

This also fits the theme http://home.att.net/~dannysoar4/newgoodguy.htm and
http://cloud.prohosting.com/hud607/u...nus/index.html http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v3/v3n2/ww1-arcana.html


A little current thinking in his direction http://www.tigerfishaviation.net/page5.html
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[Airboatflyingshp]

I saw this excellent piece of lateral design and have included it here
Twin rotor Autogiro slow stick ROW http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=526504 and a DAG on floats here by Jodini http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1062066
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Having seen this I found this ..is nothing new

gizmo - the movie - Flying boat waterskiing Vintage (0 min 23 sec)

Hang glider -Zodiac

Flying Inflatable Boat Norway (3 min 55 sec)

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Model WIGS/surface effect Craft
WIGs/Ecranoplans..Caspian Seamonsters..
http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php
http://www.home-taylor.freeserve.co....lan%20man.html
or here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=612744
Hyrofoils ..just for fun www.foils.org/popmags.htm
Ground Effect http://www.du-groundeffect.com/wig.html
http://freespace.virgin.net/home.taylor/

Ecranoplans at Airliners.net http://cdn-www.airliners.net/search/...nct_entry=true

Wigs http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...=6&oq=Wing+in+ & Ekranoplans http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...&oq=ekranoplan
Caspian seamonsters - same as, http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...&aq=1&oq=Caspi

Ecronoplans here and 3 views http://209.85.227.132/translate_c?hl...izUOHtEYd616Zw

Hoverwing on u tube

UH 18spw hovercraft Flying Hoverwing (0 min 19 sec)

Its Russian its an Aircraft but its a has a Hovercraft Under Carriage http://209.85.227.132/translate_c?hl...9GVYZHVHBuMA6A
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Weird stuff http://cmeunier.chez-alice.fr/asym_dahu_aeroUK.htm

Uncommon Aircraft http://cloud.prohosting.com/hud607/uncommon/index.html

Radical hull designs from Bently yatches http://www.yachtboutique.com/Bentley...nced_Hulls.htm

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Try this flying saucer ...but EDFs....? http://www.stenulson.net/rcflight/manta.htm ########################################

Inter X ..some of the strangest flying creations Flying .....I even found a Flyingboat http://inter-ex.com/english/iexoverview1.htm multi lingual site off homepage top button....
Westland Pteradactyl vii
Ive always thought someone might like to have a crack at this one.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/V...it/odd_air.htm
four speed 400s should do it nicely, I know that one other single engined large 1/3 single motor pterodactyl has flown ... http://inter-ex.com/english/iexoverview1.htm to the photos http://inter-ex.com/english/interex13/bild1e.htm
somewhere in this festival of oddities..beware the navigation on this site is multiple cascading layers...you can miss a lot. Translation is available through the first header cascade.
I have lost the link to the whole page dedicated to this model..found
http://home.wanadoo.nl/dutch-horten-team/
more pics here http://x.wings.free.fr/1998/index.html Check out LEONARDO http://www.das-nurfluegelteam.de/index.html

Flying wing data lippish/ Horton http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/L...urflugels.html

Bujoras Flying wings on water http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1067631

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[Airboatflyingshp]

Someone asked me about this one and its a devil to find ..if you'll excuse the pun .....The Beast float-plane for future reference...... http://users.cwnet.com/zdgreg/Mainpage.html
Theres Also this Pair from Rutter Damselfly and Orphido http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=668622
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Northstar models-this guy decided he needed a bit more oomph and developed a twin
http://members.aol.com/aljoajo/rcb/nostar.htm
Northstar stuff
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2219299/tm.htm http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_1553735/tm.htm
More of Laddies work http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3870319/tm.htm
Twinkle ..mini northstar
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=306449

Laddies Northstar Follow up the Arrow plus a canard ideahttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_1553735/tm.htm
A twin motor French Northstar http://fous-volants.ovh.org/index.ph...=47&Itemid=131
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You may also want to drop in on Canard Addicts thread ..... http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...=613556&page=8 we have been cross pollinating again.
Northstar mods across the way http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_74..._1/key_/tm.htm #################################################

Those who have seen the Flying Aces site will love this and some great fantasy ideas ..some of which have been built and fly 3 Vws and plans

http://home.att.net/~dannysoar4/BillBarnes.htm

IADs stunning concept Seabatboatthing........ http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t=557242&pp=15


Ive thrown down a scale foam challenge and a link for the Do212 prototype in foamies http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1013151 ##############################################


Gallic Style/art....poetry and some very beautiful racing seaplanes including Piaggio Hydro plane Schneider Models-translator required....click on a toy..explore. Yes its good enough to repeat in this case
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alain.vassel/sommaire.htm

Less attractive but more advanced in development and use take a look at the Hyroplane versions of this Be8 http://translate.google.com/translat...a%2fbe8%2ehtml

thomas B found this Fantasy Schneider Cup racers:
http://www.warbirds.jp/kakuki/schneider/schkitai.htm


A very unusal French Amphibian http://pagesperso-orange.fr/j.s/hydravions/index2.htm http://pagesperso-orange.fr/j.s/hydravions/lavion2.htm
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[Smokin' Beaver]

Just found this gem of a thread.
..Thanks!
some quiet evenings in front of the 'pooter for me. heh heh

Phil

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Last I heard Clive (airboatflyingship himself) was having major computer problems. Lets hope they are resolved PDQ so we benefit from his vast database again.

[Airboatflyingshp]

What a nightmare ...two computers two operating systems both stuffed in different ways both full of stuff................... neither wanting to play. No viruses just messed up operating systems and firewalls that didn't delete but disappeared

I want to include this but I will be checking and updating ASAP..............

Hi folks and Duncan............thanks for adding stuff and the compliments. If I'm anything its just a enthusiastic gleaner of stuff/hoarder.

Those of a sensitive disposition should avoid this one .Boeing Clipper.....I hope they try again http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=594525

Ivos Fantastic Sharov Sh2 design http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=558887 ###########

Rafa found it http://www.pilotrc.sk/modules/photo/viewcat.php?cid=15 ########################### Slav
Golita..Meuseum SpruceGoose Hughes and Dornier http://www.air-and-space.com/aircraft%20types.htm ########################

Fantastic site fantastic Lincs page Holcomb's Aerodrome http://www.airminded.net/links.html ####################
Photo Images and on line spotters Quiz http://www.fotoimages.com/aircraft/aircraft.html ##################

A interesting collection and some rare Flyingboat and Floatplane shots http://phlairline.com/ency_b/b.html


Brtish Waterplane Association .......................... http://britishwaterplaneassociation.blogspot.com/
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[arrow5]

Welcome back Clive , we`ve all missed the links. I`ve found a couple of pics of the model of Kenn Heely` s Islander conversion . NORTHSTAR fans, there was a gas-turbine powered one at Loch Insh splash-in this year. Will track down some pics asap.

[rafa226]

hi
you must know those pby plans
i merged them in two big 1bit tifs files
enjoy
you can now found the pics at :
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=610909

[Airboatflyingshp]

Rafa Has quite a collection of PBY/Catalina real and model stuff housed at the Link Above and in his Blog.




Duncan is this the same guy/model http://kheeley.tripod.com/sw.htm

click on the green buttons and the middle one for the model above.

[Airboatflyingshp]

Raffa has has come up with a load of links and materials on French manufacturers and Hydro Aviation and has placed them here LEO http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=596224. theres a link to get you back as well - we decieded it would be simpler to edit if we just cross linked them

Rafa226 put up this cool link on the late Latecoere FBs http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=584384 and further back here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553808
Fantastic 3 views http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/3vues/3vues.html
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One of my favourite French Flyingboats....................plans available RCM and Traplet The Bre Nautilus
http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/3vue...autilus_3v.jpg ################################
Another of rafas the big Potez and the Cambs53 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=604861 ######################################

French manufacturers list http://translate.google.com/translat...LJ:en%26sa%3DN #################################################French Flyingboat links

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Originally Posted by Airboatflyingshp

Duncan is this the same guy/model http://kheeley.tripod.com/sw.htm

click on the green buttons and the middle one for the model above.

Yep, the guy on the right with red shirt , sorry I spelt his name wrong. Good guy, he gave me a trip over the Cairngorms and a touch and go on Loch Morlich in his Thurston Teal. Cant recall the model builder on left. Pair of 60s if I remember. Nice model. David Thurston,full-size flying boat designer, was present at model trials.

[rafa226]

some pictures of those pre-war french hydroplanes.
pictures moved to :
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=584384
for increase this page loading

[rafa226]

nice view of the giant laté 631
more datas on this cool search engine :
http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php

[rafa226]

a few jpeg, huge files, sorry for modem users