Seaknight & M16, red : primary seaplanes

[ericr]

the hull of the Mavis went there :

a flying boat version of the LS8-t glider

(1/144 fit on 1/32)

[JayBee]

That is quite brilliant. 

[Tophe]

Nice water-motoglider! Is the little engine powerful enough to take off by itself from the sea (or lake)?

[PR19_Kit]

A flying boat sailplane, that's amazing! 

I must show that to the guys at the gliding club next time I'm there, one of them has an LS-1 too....... 

[Tophe]

A flying boat sailplane, that's amazing! 

but not unreal, see http://theflyingboatforum.forumlaunch.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1537
and there were twin-boomers among them, above all (I could check and tell you)

[PR19_Kit]

Excellent link Tophe, thanks.

I love the look of that Breguet one right at the bottom, but of course it has the longest wings of them all. 

[ericr]

thanks very much all!

A flying boat sailplane, that's amazing! 

but not unreal, see http://theflyingboatforum.forumlaunch.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1537
and there were twin-boomers among them, above all (I could check and tell you)

indeed there were in the RW : long ago I fond a kit of this one :

http://www.scalesoaring.co.uk/VINTAGE/Documentation/Jacht-71/Jacht-71.html

[ericr]

and, PR19_Kit, I must confess that I could have fit the LS8 with a bit longer wings, because the Revell kit has an option,
but I kept the longer wingtips to fit them to some object or other some time for a new hybrid 

[PR19_Kit]

and, PR19_Kit, I must confess that I could have fit the LS8 with a bit longer wings, because the Revell kit has an option,
but I kept the longer wingtips to fit them to some object or other some time for a new hybrid  

Yes, Ericr, I noted that from the original pic.  

I have the Revell LS-8 kit, as well as all their other 1/32 sailplanes, and they're superb kits, don't you think?

I'm doing the Ask-21 and the Duo Discus as aircraft I've flown of course. 

[ericr]

and, PR19_Kit, I must confess that I could have fit the LS8 with a bit longer wings, because the Revell kit has an option,
but I kept the longer wingtips to fit them to some object or other some time for a new hybrid  

Yes, Ericr, I noted that from the original pic.  

I have the Revell LS-8 kit, as well as all their other 1/32 sailplanes, and they're superb kits, don't you think?

I'm doing the Ask-21 and the Duo Discus as aircraft I've flown of course. 

very beautiful kits indeed, very fine and at the same time very easy to build.
I had seaplanized the Ask21 before, giving it floats and a kind of hull :

[Tophe]

Wow, what a family!

[PR19_Kit]

Lovely aeroplane, the Ask-21, I've flown ours maybe 3-4 times and it's always impressed me.

It might have  come in handy having a flying boat hull when I was in heavy sink over the River Severn one afternoon. 

[Captain Canada]

Very cool ! Love the water gliders. Neat idea and nice to see there were some real ones out there !

[ericr]

thanks !

[ericr]

a lovely, very tiny kit :