Author Topic: exhibition of collection of seaplane models in red-yellow-blue (Read 24977 times)

ericr · « **Reply #50 on:** January 21, 2014, 02:51:56 PM »

Dear Ericr,
as a seaplane expert, have you considered building a seaplane with modern foils instead of antique floats? How could that work?

Hi Tophe,

what a good idea! there have been a few examples apparently like this :

here
http://www.seaplanes.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=221&Itemid=1

then there is floatation, which can be achieved with the fuselage and wings I guess, like in the Piaggio PC7 ...

many perspectives indeed for whiffing wild!

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #51 on:** January 21, 2014, 05:44:16 PM »

Dear Ericr,
as a seaplane expert, have you considered building a seaplane with modern foils instead of antique floats? How could that work?

Cool!

jcf · « **Reply #52 on:** January 22, 2014, 12:23:11 AM »

Modern? Like the pre-WWI Bristol-Burney hydrofoils?

Tophe · « **Reply #53 on:** January 22, 2014, 01:01:54 AM »

Thanks to all, including the historical correction!

Tophe · « **Reply #54 on:** January 22, 2014, 02:50:21 AM »

there is floatation, which can be achieved with the fuselage and wings I guess

It seems you are right: there must be floatation before the seaplane increases speed and stand on its hydrofoils:

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