cjtyped

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Several ( ok, many ) years ago a modelling magazine did a story on this airplane. It was made into rc, but as I recall became a failure.
A friend would like to find this article...anyone know which magazne it was?
Thanks in advance

Ron S

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I believe it was RC Modeler magazine. I think it may have been a 2 issue article. Not sure what mo/yr though...

FlyUtah

That would be a cool airplane, but I'd be scared of injesting water into the turbine! I believe that the full-scale had this happen once and it suffered explosive results!

JimCasey

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Nope. The only one they lost broke up in flight after the pilot hit afterburner too low and too slow, and the resulting acceleration triggered a pilot-induced oscillation. In front of company.

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f7.html

BobbyT

In response to CJTYPED, the Sea Dart article appeared in the July 1989 issue of Model Aviation. The cover had a picture of the model, resting on the water, and the article, starting on Page 94 gave a history and photos of the real Sea Dart. This was a two part article, and I assume the second installment was in the August issue, but I do not have that particular issue, so can’t confirm it.

The author was James Gilgenback, who was also the builder of the model, which used a Dynamax fan unit powered by an OS 77. The model was 1/9th scale, with a weight around 10 pounds. From the article it suggests that the model was only flown off of grass, however, I would believe that the intent was to make water takeoffs. There is a photo of the model taxing on the water under power. Since I do not have the second article, there is no plan or any other information about the model. The July issue does not list a plan set, however, it may have been in the next issue.

Hope this answers some of your questions.

Regards

Bob Thomson

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Here are some pics to go along with Bobby T' coments. all the float flys I have been too this would knock them dead! Jaws would drop!

cjtyped

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Thank you all so much. it was just the information we were looking for. LONG LIVE RC UNIVERSE!!!!