Floatplane F-6f Or Firefly?

[kitnut617]

You know what we french say "il n'y a que les imbéciles qui ne changent pas d'avis" (= only idiots never change their minds )

So a reasonable choice would be 1/48 scale Beaver floats ? Is there others aircrafts which have floats close in size from a Beaver ?

I was looking at all up weights of the Spad again and the scout version is about 13,500 lbs which puts it in the same ball park as an Antonov An-2, and you can buy a 1/72 An-2 on floats:

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=TU01606

Or there's this conversion for a 1/48 Wildcat floatplane

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CEC48090

[PanzerWulff]

Or there's this conversion for a 1/48 Wildcat floatplane

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CEC48090

You mean this one





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[PanzerWulff]

And Pics of the real thing






"Panzer"

[Archibald]

You know what we french say "il n'y a que les imbéciles qui ne changent pas d'avis" (= only idiots never change their minds )

So a reasonable choice would be 1/48 scale Beaver floats ? Is there others aircrafts which have floats close in size from a Beaver ?

I was looking at all up weights of the Spad again and the scout version is about 13,500 lbs which puts it in the same ball park as an Antonov An-2, and you can buy a 1/72 An-2 on floats:

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=TU01606

Or there's this conversion for a 1/48 Wildcat floatplane

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CEC48090

Merci very much!!    

[kitnut617]

Is that your model Panzer?  Very nicely done  

[Archibald]

Just a question (sorry for the off-topic)
Is it just me, or does Hannants refuse to send anything below a 30 pounds order ? Imean, until you haven't reached  a 30 pound order, they can't send anything to you ?  (I understood its because of packaging costs...)

[kitnut617]

Just a question (sorry for the off-topic)
Is it just me, or does Hannants refuse to send anything below a 30 pounds order ? Imean, until you haven't reached  a 30 pound order, they can't send anything to you ?  (I understood its because of packaging costs...)

That's about it Archie,  it's the only thing I don't like about Hannants

[GTX]

I like the Skyraider SAR concept, but why bother with twin floats and struts etc?  Why not go for something along the lines of the Grumman J2F/OA-12 Duck:




This sort of robust float would be just the thing on a SAR Skyraider - at leats that's what I think.

BTW, there are a number of kits (in various scales) of the Duck available in case you want to use it for parts.

Regards,

Greg

[kitnut617]

With the 'boxy' sides of the Spad it might just work too.  With a float about 3'-6" wide it would have to be about 55 feet long, there abouts.

[PanzerWulff]

Is that your model Panzer?  Very nicely done

I Wish!!! I found the pics and the write up on the conversion online after searching F4F-3S Wildcatfish Which was the nickname of the actual aircraft

[jcf]

Columbia XJL-1:


Wing Span:  50'
Length: 45' 11"
Height: 16'
Weight:   13,000 lbs (loaded)
Maximum Speed:    119 mph
Engines: 1 Wright R-1820-56 (original) - 1 Wright R-2600 (refit in 1960s)
Crew:    2 (6 passengers when used for Air-Sea Rescue)

and for comparison.

Douglas AD-6/A-1H
Wing Span: 50'
Length:   38' 10"   
Height:   15' 8"   
Empty Weight: 11,968 lb   
Gross Weight: 18,106 lb   
Max Weight: 25,000 lb   

Cheers, Jon

[elmayerle]

I've finally decided that it would be another T-56 Skyraider    4900 hp sounds enough, and floats would coolness to the design...  

Got another idea... while building my Skyraider I've noticed a kind of "door" between the wings and below the fuselage. This Skyraider on floats will be a SAR machine. I could use this door as a compartement for the lost pilots picked up in the water... then I could dig two windows (instead of the airbrakes) on the side of the fuselage... a three-seat Skyraider!    

Hmmm R-4360 Skyraider sounds like Martin AM-1 Mauler for me    Cool idea!

We are currently building a whole lineage of Spads... R-3350, R-4360, Skyshark (= XT-38) then my T-56 machine...

I'm surprised no one's played with a Martin Mercury, the proposed COD version of the Mauler, as a SAR bird.

[Archibald]

I remember seeing some pics of this project... you're right, such machine on floats would be an impressive SAR aircraft... in fact it would truly be  a scaled-up Beaver!  

A Skyraider with the "duck" treatment would be something, but beware of propeller clearance with the central float...

[PanzerWulff]

HMMMMMM how about slightly shorter blades but a Contra rotating prop to deal with Archies Prop clearence observation???

That XJL-1 reminds me sort of a AT-6 Texan on floats

"Panzer"

[Mossie]

Of course, the USN & others operated this one in modest numbers:


WIP!

And don't forget Baz's:
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...ic=14853&st=45&