Flying Submarine part II

[TomZ]

The second Flying Submarine kit was delivered yesterday.
The first one (https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=47889.0) was produced by Unicraft in 2009.
This one is from 2020. The moulding looks sharper and is a lot cleaner.





TomZ

[chrisonord]

Interesting 
Chris

[ericr]

 stunning

[PR19_Kit]

How do they get the water out of the jets when it surfaces? 

[NARSES2]

This one is from 2020. The moulding looks sharper and is a lot cleaner.

Certainly does Tom. Indeed it looks quite respectable.

[Tophe]

This is confirmed very interesting, thanks a lot!

[kerick]

How do they get the water out of the jets when it surfaces? 

And what does it use for power when under water? Definitely not the jet engines!

[TomZ]

I have a copy of a design study by Convair and it talks about closing off the engines under water and using a "Whisper Buoyancy Engine" for underwater propulsion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable-buoyancy_propulsion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy_engine

Convair document comes from here: http://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/catalog/drawndoc.htm (Air Document 1)

TomZ

[TomZ]

Finished this one as well:











TomZ

[ericr]

 
wah !

[PR19_Kit]

That looks pretty darn good, and for a Unicraft kit it's EXCEPTIONAL! 

[Weaver]

That looks good - never seen one of these built up before.

[zenrat]

Anything can happen in the next half hour!

Very Anderson.  As is the other one also.

Good job.

[NARSES2]

Oh that does look the business, especially in that colour scheme. Well done sir 

[Tophe]

Belated congratulations! What a marvel!