Inspiration

[NARSES2]

I've got a 3/4's finished Rota or at least the French equivalent in the collection. Azure kit. Stalled because the undercarriage was so fiddly. Uhmmmmm  But I do want to do my float plane Karas first

[jcf]

The Avro-Cierva C.30A on floats was not proceeded with because the added weight (275 lbs) and drag
lowered the performance below useful levels, max speed was reduced to 96 - 98 mph.

[jcf]

Lookin at the 3-view of the C-130 amphib, it's looks like it would be better to modify the
C-130 fuselage rather than try to stick on the lower hull from something else.

[jcf]

Random inspiration:

[jcf]

Random inspiration 2:


















Screams convert a Walrus!

[jcf]

Random inspiration 3:

[jcf]

Random inspiration 4:

[jcf]

If there was ever a landplane that screamed make me a flying boat, it has to be
the Bristol Freighter.

[ericr]

thanks for all the picutres ! some extremely tempting frames there !

If there was ever a landplane that screamed make me a flying boat, it has to be
the Bristol Freighter.

I had a modest attempt at a Superfreighter from Airfix some years ago :

[zenrat]

Excellent collection of pics Jon.  Thanks.
Who wants to build this in 1/72?

[PR19_Kit]

Excellent collection of pics Jon.  Thanks.
Who wants to build this in 1/72?

I was wondering how large a 1/72 version of that would be, and figured it was larger than my house!

[perttime]

Something reminded me of the Bill Barnes 'Silver Lancer' and other fighter(ish) planes with a retractable center float.


(picture from http://alternathistory.com/bill-barnes-chast-2?mini=calendar%252F2015-10

[PR19_Kit]

Apart from the Blackburn B20 (see post #2 of this thread) did anyone actually build and fly a flying boat with a retractable hull/central float?

[Caveman]

Anyone else see a 190 and Catalina getting it on in the side view?

[PR19_Kit]

Anyone else see a 190 and Catalina getting it on in the side view?

Definitely, that's just what I thought.