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Old 08-17-2005, 01:11 AM
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Default RE: PBY-5A Catalina

highroller

IMHO Speed 400 for over 2 meter plane is a bit weak... I remember my Multiplex Twinstar with 1.42m wingspan, 1500g all up weight, and two 400s - flew like a cow. Lazy cow . It was very good for flight practice, but not for regular flying.
Maybe consider something brushless - the motor has to swing a 9x5 or 10x5 prop with this scale

nony

Scale like takeoff is the thing Catalina is born to !! The fact is, that the real Catalinas were underpowered, and had trouble with takeoffs especially with calm water and wind conditions.
By the way - a bit ago when I practiced takeoffs and landings with a plain trainer I obtained a quite heavy trainer .40 class, 63" wingspan and put smaller .28 engine. Nedded at least 150 feet to takeoff on asphalt . But the landings and takeoff's were like with real plane - not those 3D Fun-Fly's having 5 feet takeoffs, hanging on props and generally doing things that the real planes don't do.