Seaknight & M16, red : primary seaplanes

[PR19_Kit]

The 314 was a very large aircraft for the period.

Having been aboard the replica 314 at the Foynes Flying Boat Museum in Ireland I can confirm that. You could have a VERY good party on a 314's flight deck, it's HUGE! 

[ericr]

IMHO, there have not been enough triplane flying boats, so I add this one :

[jcf]

 

[ericr]

thanks !

(and by the way it is a Schreck FBA17, not Shreck from the movie  )

[Tophe]

Sorry I did not know the Schreck source enough to appreciate the transformation/invention.
Google finds that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBA_Type_H is it the actual source? (congratulations...)

[ericr]

thanks again !
yes the source is a FBA 17

[Tophe]

All right, thanks. So the precise source is this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBA_17
Much improved as a triplane!

[ericr]

yes exactly !   

[TheChronicOne]

Ha! File that one...    triplane float plane......   Very good!

[Tophe]

Ha! File that one...    triplane float plane......   Very good!

Dear ericr is not inventing this category but adding another example.
See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Labourdette-Halbronn_H.T.1

[TheChronicOne]

Now that's just plain nutty!  I love that, too! Does anyone make a kit of that?!

[ericr]

there were a few triplane seaplanes : this one has a resin kit :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansa-Brandenburg_CC


and the Labourdette was even twin hull !   

[ericr]

the Loire 46 has nice gull wings, and landing struts : it deserved floats

[jcf]

 

[Tophe]

the Loire 46 has nice gull wings, and landing struts : it deserved floats

Yes, this looks so normal, it looks like Real World alas, just the bright colour bringing doubt at first sight...