Seaknight & M16, red : primary seaplanes

[Tophe]

Great!
(All: models, wave effect, all!)

[NARSES2]

Neat models  , but the base is particularly effective 

[ericr]

 

[reddfoxx]

The Gee Bee barely looks seaworthy...

The Ryan is one of my favorite planes.  Wonder if there were any real ones on floats?  I have a hazy memory of seeing a photo of one.

Imaginative combinations, as always.  Very cool.

[PR19_Kit]

The Ryan is one of my favorite planes.  Wonder if there were any real ones on floats?  I have a hazy memory of seeing a photo of one.

[ericr]

the PT-20 is not a whif (except maybe for the livery  )

[reddfoxx]

Thanks ericr and PR19_kit!

[ericr]

 

[jcf]

The Ryan STM-S2 floatplane was a specific model, the front spar was strengthened
and the float pick-ups were added. The Netherlands East Indies Navy received 13 of
the STM-S2, along with 50 of the standard STM-S. Seven or eight (it's a little fuzzy)
of the floatplanes and 29 of the NEI Navy STM-S escaped to Australia where they
were turned over to the RAAF. They received A50- codes and at least 25 made it onto
the civil register post-war where they received VH-XXXX codes.

The NEI Army had a large number of STM-S, all of which were lost or captured.

The US military didn't receive any STM-S2, but four came to the US post-war.

The New Ryan: Development and History of the Ryan ST and SC,
Ev Cassagneres, Flying Books 1995

The book has very complete lists of the aircraft produced, including
the constuctor numbers, NEIN serial numbers, RAAF serial numbers
and, where applicable, the post-war civil registration(s)* of the
aircraft that escaped to Australia. If anybody is interested I can post
the info in a Ryan topic.
*Some aircraft received more than one civil registration during
their lifetime.

[Flyer]

  the GeeBee looks great!

[ericr]

 

[ericr]

starting a new series







(making it a bit short-winged, sorry Kit)

[PR19_Kit]

It's OK, they'll be a bit longer when the floats are retracted.

Needless to say I can see the other half in my mind's eye already! 

[Tophe]

I love this Dornier-built Catalina!
Years ago (in the early 1990s?), I bought a book about the PB5Y and it was rather boring, so little modifications... adding this what-if transformation would have doubled the interest of the book! Congratulations!

[NARSES2]

Oooh I like that