Floaty flyey things

[tigercat]

I just saw that the Germans had plans to amphiambise the Gotha 242 glider. But even better so t could deliver an explosive assault catamaran

A few gliders were constructed with a flying boat-style hull allowing water landings, the Go 242 C-1 variant. It was proposed that some carry a small catamaran assault boat with a 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) explosive charge suspended between its hulls. The proposed mission profile was for the pilot to land near an enemy ship and transfer to the assault boat, setting off at high speed for the enemy ship and locking the controls before bailing out.[1]


http://www.luft46.com/dornier/do216.html

The bottom drawing of the Dornier  216  at leat to me looks very like a  Flying boat Privateer.

The Short Shetland was basically an Amphibian  Stirling  so what else could do with a nautical makeover?

B17? The P47W "Waterjug"

We've had the  Floatfire so why not the Floatang or the Hawker Flurry

[kitnut617]

There's always the Avro Nottingham ---  

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,16956.15.html

and this too;

[The Rat]

The Short Shetland was basically an Amphibian  Stirling  so what else could do with a nautical makeover?

Correction: the Shetland was a pure flying boat, not an amphibian. 

[Rheged]

Following the Avro Nottingham, I'd be fascinated to see what Whiffed developments of the Lancaster were graced with the names:-

Avro Leicester
Avro  Loughborouh
Avro  Letchworth

I'm happy to write the full backstory if someone out there can give me a clue as to what they may have looked like, should they ever have been designed or built.  I think that they may have been   engine development models.............unless you have a better idea???

[GTX]

Possible Avro Loughborouh:



Regards,

Greg

[jcf]

Possible Avro Loughborouh:

Regards,

Greg

The SARO S.42 was an actual proposal for a Lancaster based flying boat.

[pyro-manic]

Nice one GTX. As the Short Stirling used a wing derived from that of the Sunderland, why not go the other way and make a Stirling into a flying boat?

[GTX]

Nice one GTX. As the Short Stirling used a wing derived from that of the Sunderland, why not go the other way and make a Stirling into a flying boat?

That would probably end up looking mighty close to a Short Shetland



Regards,

Greg

[PR19_Kit]

Weren't the Shetland wings rooted in those of the G Class Empire boats? And swept back a bit too, just like a Sunderland.

[Weaver]

How about a B-24 Liberator? High wing, deep fuselage... seems like a natural.

And on that principle...... Blackburn Beverley......

[Weaver]

Another suggestion: IL-28 Beagle. Fit a hull, then move the engines to the top of the wing.

[kitnut617]

How about a B-24 Liberator? High wing, deep fuselage... seems like a natural.

ThinK that's what a PB2Y3 Coronado is Weaver

[The Rat]

Weren't the Shetland wings rooted in those of the G Class Empire boats? And swept back a bit too, just like a Sunderland.

The Sunderland wings originally had no sweep, but when the 4 gun Fraser-Nash tail turret was fitted it changed the C of G and sweeping the wings at 4° corrected the problem. Funny thing was that the engine mounts were never reworked so now they all pointed outward. This resulted in a quirk that pilots had to get used to - if power was suddenly reduced the nose used to initially pitch up before dropping. 

[scooter]

How about a B-24 Liberator? High wing, deep fuselage... seems like a natural.

And on that principle...... Blackburn Beverley......

Wait...I thought a B-24 was a flying boat that leaked so badly Convair turned it into a bomber. 

[Daryl J.]

Griffon powered, single seat Seiran?