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Speedbirds - what if they ran Schneider trophy races in 21st century...

Started by perttime, January 05, 2012, 06:10:38 AM

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PR19_Kit

#30
June 26, 2019, 07:28:52 AM
The first one's like a modern day version of the Savoia Marchetti S.65.  :thumbsup:



Amazingly I have a kit of the S.65 but I'm scared to even THINK about building it!  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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Kit

Weaver

#31
June 26, 2019, 07:40:26 AM
I came up with a similar idea myself, but mine had a single float supporting a T-tail and retractable tip floats. Radiators in the float strut with variable exhaust flaps to give a little thrust (P-61 style), fuel in the float, 4 x 20mm in the wings just outboard of the prop disc and ammo boxes inboard of them.
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

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 - Indiana Jones

perttime

#32
June 26, 2019, 10:04:38 AM
Quote from: Weaver on June 26, 2019, 06:35:29 AM
I suspect this artwork is of a couple of the Speedbirds machines, but I don't see it in the thread, so here goes:

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The artist seems to be called 'Shelbs' (?)

I got them from, believe it or not, a wind turbine blog where they were posted as 'inspiration': http://customwind.blogspot.com/2014/11/vintage-racing-float-plane-inspiration.html
Or designs with Schneider Trophy inspiration.
That "shelbs" guy used to post pictures on Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/shelbs2/gallery/24662709/3D-Designs . I don't think he does it any longer.
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