Strykaas

Laddie,

Indeed I had not thought about the prop. Maybe there is some room for building a higher pylon [:-]... Regarding the engine, today's .90 sized engines are roughly the same weight as .60 sized engines, so there is no actual reason to use lower displacement. Aircraft is big, it needs power for thoese windy days.

I know you've extensively used glow engines on your designs, especially the seaplanes. I now see that you have moved on to electrics.What is the main reason that has driven this ? Cost ? Airframe better life span (less oily mess) ? Cost ? Simplicity ? Glow engine tuning hassle ? You seem to have turned the page

LADDIE

Strykaas.
There are many reasons I moved to electrics. It started designing electric powered models sometime in late eighties as a challenge. I was approached by Easy Built Company to design electric powered models to compliment their line of rubber powered kits. They gave me everything needed to build electric powered models. I always dreamed to build multi engine planes. Now I could accomplish that with less hassle, using electrics. As a technology of electric propulsion advances, there is less and less reason to power the models with glow engines. At the moment, the initial cost of getting into serious electric stuff is higher then glow. Despite of that, I like no noise, clean model, easier installation of motors and no ugly muffler sticking out. At this time I have only one North Star powered by glow, rest is electric.
Laddie.

AJ1202

Laddie your Shearwater is Beautifull. I wish you the best of luck on the maiden flight
I sure hope it fly's good for you.
Fantastic job on the build

Strykaas

Laddie,
You' re quite right about electrics. There still remains a problem with them though : charge duration... It takes more than one hour to recharge these LiPO packs, and they're sometimes not that cheap, so having paris or more is difficult. I believe they'll improve in that area quite soon.

Keep us posted with your maiden

mobilemenice80

here are some pictures of one of my balsa usa 1/3 scale cubs power is from a 3w 85cc c.s. twin[img][/img][img][/img]

DLVS2FLY

Awesom looking Cub

DLVS2FLY

I also like your plan haulin wagon-----canoe too!!

jrf

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Just ran across this photo of my Seawind on final approach. Photo by Michael Brown of the IMAA.

Jim

rawy

Martin Marlin P5M2 Depron Build from Philippe Jamet plans, powered by 2 Typhoons 6/3d with roxy 18 amps esc's.
1.35m Span, 472 g AUW with 4 Hitec 55's and 2s 800mah lipo and haevy but good looking 4 bladed Varioprops[img][/img]

bigguyplanes

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Great pictures,what kind of canoe ? is it, and how well does it work ?.

AlphaWhisky

Here`s mine - scratchbuilt about two years ago. I wanted a model that would work as a trainer, landplane, floatplane, camera plane, and maybe candy bomber. I labelled it 'VersaFli'

It is 70" span and was initially powered with an RCV 58. I just couldn`t get that engine to run well at all and have since replaced it with an old OS 60 FP. It is now a delight to fly off both water and land.

Construction is conventional balsa and plywood - covering is Ultracoat. Floats are foam core, sheathed with 1/16" balsa and then clad with fibreglass.

Alan W

mobilemenice80

the pics of my plane wit the cart were in the early stages...the plane now sits in a float cradle and is lashed to the cart...the boat is a small kayak (the kayak works great but honestly i have never had to use it to retreve a plane!(i know im gonna regret saying that!) it is also lashed to the cart... not show in the pic is a side rack that i made to hold the barn doors...eh er a the wings so that when i take the plane to lake other than my own i can make everything in one easy trip the cart really lets a plane of this size be practical i can get it to the lake and in most cases push the cart right in to the lake to launch the plane...we all know its more fun to fly with others but now i can do it myself if needed thanks for taking intrest in the cart it really is a fun set-up

Airboatflyingship

Laddie that is another Beauty ................... congrats green with envy ................... have you flown her yet .................. re the cof g if it got desperate could you not use a short shaft to shift the motor forward?? It would negate the duct a little however.

LADDIE

I did not fly the model jet. As soon the runway at our club field is clear of snow and temperature is above freezing I will give it try.

Oh Yeah!!

Here's mine,

Just finished it up last week.

Phil

Thanks Guys for all the Help!!!!........

meatbomber

First Real water outing for my Marlin Works perfect, very scale like, super slow!
Location Lac Bienne Switzerland.

Baldeagle

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Great looking planes and the photos are really nice. Rich

Boeing314

My Boeing 314 and Supermarine

jrf

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Beautiful work. Do you have any more pictures?

Jim

Strykaas

mleatbomber, your pictures are REALLY nice, if not the NICEST float plane pictures on RCU. Can I have higher resolution to set a new background on my PC ?

meatbomber

Thanks Strykaas, i tried to mail you but i can`t get you thru rcu, just send me a mail to arpa(AT)freefly.com

cgcrc

Hi Fellows;

Just a few pics of my DeHaviiland Beaver on floats. Have had it for a few years and worked most of the "bugs" out of it. Actaually it is a pretty good "performer" in the air and on the water.

However it fly's just like the full size, power, flaps, and "be ahead of the model".

Regards
cgcrc

Strykaas

Laddie, any progress on the Shear Water ?

LADDIE

Strykaas
I do not understand your question. The detail drawings for the Shearwater are not done jet. Other then this, there is nothing to report.

Strykaas

Laddie, I was just asking if you had more facts to share with us about your Shear Water seaplane. Maybe you have made progress and perhaps flown it already ?