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Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« on: November 06, 2013, 11:10:21 AM »
When I was playing like Historian, I wanted to include the tricycle-landing-dear version of the Mitrovich MMS-3 as 1939-45 twin-boom prototype, but I wanted to escape the Copyright on the photograph found on the Web, so I should make a drawing of my own. I planned to do it during my holidays 2010 (if I remember well) but I felt too lazy, or too occupied with my young son, and I never finished it. Till now, with this "clear your workbench" challenge...
I have to find on my hard drive the very first lines that I drawed, then I should finish it.

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2013, 11:24:41 AM »
My (un-finished) vectorizing file of the 3-view drawing (that I found on the Web also) is dated 2008/12/18, older than I thought. This was before I was a father, for my December 2008 holidays in the Philippines.

Now I should :
1/ finish the vectorizing
2/ make the nose wheel version profile, with the help of the photograph
3/ play inventing other derivatives, what-if side

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2013, 12:00:16 PM »
That looks great!   But to heck with the wheels, I say fit floats  :)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2013, 12:22:43 PM »
Yes, thanks Queeg: at step 3, the MMS-3Q will be a floatplane (and the MMS-3E will be a flying boat, for dear Ericr not to be jealous), while the MMS-3T (T for Tophe) will be asymmetric single-engined...

Now at step zero, removing the bitmap background/guide, the starting point is this:

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2013, 01:17:39 PM »
Awesome ............  :D

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2013, 01:22:47 PM »
I agree - it looks like a floatplane already! It reminds me of the Republic RC-3 Seebee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_RC-3_Seabee




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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2013, 02:09:18 PM »
This is cool!!  8) Can't wait to see you go Tophe on this!  :)
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2013, 03:57:27 AM »
Step 1 is done! Thanks BTS!

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2013, 09:00:51 AM »
Corrected spats, sorry :( (in front of the links)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2013, 09:11:29 AM »
And Google still finds the picture for step2 (nose wheel) to come:

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2013, 09:26:27 AM »
So: step 2 is done!

The rear wheel could be removed but I think it was safe to keep it.

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2013, 09:36:14 AM »
step 2 corrected (main landing gear less down so nose not pointed downward at take off):

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2013, 10:05:32 AM »
And now step 3A (MMS-3T: single-engined asymmetric version, still twin-boom):

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2013, 10:30:01 AM »
Is high on cuteness/quiantness scale.
With modern 200-300hp engines it would be a blast to fly and used as Alaska bush plane.

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2013, 10:37:24 AM »
So very very Kool !!   :-* :-* :-*    I've never seen one before.
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2013, 01:55:42 PM »
Thanks!
Finsrin, do you have a profile source I may use? A twin-engined Cessna?

In the meantime, I have finishished step 3B & 3C: Queegovich MMS-3Q and Ericrovich MMS-3E:

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2013, 02:41:39 PM »
Looking again at Acree's similar http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/mms3bis.JPG I understand my MMS-3E lacks lateral floats. Well, this is because this is a 3-engined zwilling twin-hull seaplane!

Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2013, 04:53:09 PM »
This one seems to go just fine, Tophe.  :)

Since I became the member of this forum, I could see that You're a man with a lots of idea, but being a Serbian, I must point the following: I know that this is what-if forum, but where, in Gods name, You found the names Queegovich and Ericrovich  :o ?

There's even a question is it supposed to be CH or just C at the end (my surname is Petrovic, for example) but this is completely different subject and a matter to translation/transcription. Typical serbian surnames are Jovanovic, Nikolic, Mitrovic, Petrovic, Markovic, Mihailovic, Djordjevic,... (just go wikipedia and type serbian name)

And one more thing... Through history, many yugoslav/serbian aircrafts, if there was a float variant, were usually carrying the designation H (hydro), like Utva 66H, so I think that MMS-3H would be much more simple and quite suitable.

Please, don't get me wrong, but those guys Queegovich and Ericrovich just don't fit  ;)




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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2013, 02:16:43 AM »
Sorry, I did not want to insult Serbia at all. I have learned a little Serbo-Croatian in the 1980s (I forgot all).
Translating names is a difficult matter, in Spanish New York is Nueva York, in French London is Londres and so on. French people love Ibrahimovic football player that they may write Ibrahimovitch (I thought nobody care - here many ones pronounce my name as Tofee while in my country this is pronounced Tof, no insult in these misunderstandings, we are here for smiling).
Queeg member had the idea of a float Mitrovic derivative so I called this one Queegovic, and Ericr seaplanes inspired the second one and its colours, thus Ericrovic. As I am the inventor of those profiles, I claim the right to invent names for them. They simply do not exist except in my crazy mind. ;)
Not to turn into politics, I will not discuss here the morality of nationalism (that I dislike always but feel free to like differently).

Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #20 on: November 08, 2013, 03:25:06 AM »
No hard feeling at all...  :)

I was just confused and reacted, completely overlooking to connect their (user)names with the subject. Therefore, it's on me   :-[

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #21 on: November 08, 2013, 03:37:03 AM »
Thanks, you have my friendly feelings too :)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2013, 09:14:12 AM »
So, seriously, here is the Petrovic MMS-3H (single-hull with lateral floats) hydroplane:

Sorry my azerty keyboard has no proper letter for the stressed c, and I find áéíóúý but not the corresponding c ???

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2013, 09:19:23 AM »
With Microsoft Word's help, it works! So Mitrović MMS-3 and Petrović MMS-3H! :)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2013, 01:13:18 PM »
A very informative discussion,guys. Thanks Vuk for helping me out with a problem I've had. I needed a name for one of my creations and you have provided me with just what I needed to know.  It just goes to show that on here you never know when or where you will find the answer you need.  Hopefully, you will soon see what you have done !!! 
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #25 on: November 08, 2013, 01:54:05 PM »
With modern 200-300hp engines it would be a blast to fly and used as Alaska bush plane.
Here is the MMS-3F with engines from a Piper Aztec (or an old equivalent of the early 1940s):

Thanks!

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #26 on: November 08, 2013, 02:15:45 PM »
In case the nose wheel was a way to improve the view forward at take off and landing, another solution would have been a glazed nose:

Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #27 on: November 08, 2013, 04:36:03 PM »
Petrović MMS-3H?

Now I'm embarassed again...  :-[

... and in one of my favorite colours  :)
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #28 on: November 08, 2013, 04:41:25 PM »
@ father ennis

I don't how exactly I helped  ???, but I'm glad I did it. I can't wait to see what are You cooking  ;)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #29 on: November 08, 2013, 11:32:32 PM »
In the meantime, I have finishished step 3B & 3C: Queegovich MMS-3Q and Ericrovich MMS-3E:

formidable !  ;)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #30 on: November 09, 2013, 01:42:55 AM »
Thanks!
Now the 2 next ones (last ones?) are the glider version and pusher-version.

Dear Vuk may help finding them a proper code (not the English MMS-3G and P). "Google translate" tells me that glider is једрилица pronounced jedrilica but my memories of Russian Cyrillic tells me this is more ghyedrilitsa, anyway this would be MMS-3J. For pusher, this would be (?) Пусхер pronounced pusher but my memories tells me Puskhyer, anyway this would be MMS-3P. Vuk, is this correct? :)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2013, 02:38:37 AM »
Waiting for this code/name explanation, here is the collection that finishes my project "clear my workbench" (5 days later)...

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #32 on: November 09, 2013, 09:46:28 AM »
very very last steps (maybe?): the push-pull and twin-push (with long shafts) versions:

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #33 on: November 09, 2013, 10:04:51 AM »
At last, I think the summary may be this:

with:
0= unfinished start 2008
1= finished basis 2013 (thanks to BTS)
2= Real-World completed goal
3= What-if joke (thanks to Queeg)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #34 on: November 09, 2013, 11:37:41 AM »
Well in truth,my friends, I was trying to name an aircraft I'm about to finish. I was totally at a loss as to what names to give as well as location of manufacture. I was wanting something East European but my knowledge there is very thin. What you did was provide a great starting point for me to create it's background. Can't say more yet but I think you should find it interesting. One clue,maybe two is it is a floatplane and it will be in service to Greece ,late 30's ... 
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #35 on: November 09, 2013, 01:15:10 PM »
Yes, you probably found details at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroput_MMS-3
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroput
We'll be glad to see your creation, father! :)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #36 on: November 09, 2013, 02:10:09 PM »
Still other ones:

high wing (with main landing gear moved backwards), mid-wing, low-wing.

Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #37 on: November 09, 2013, 10:03:08 PM »
Hey, guys!

Tophe, designations for the glider and the pusher variants are completely up to Yours decision. Unlike seaplane/flying boats, such aircrafts were not having some specific designation cliche. Most often, they would be named after a some of engineers from the constructor team, or they would receive the simple designation of exact engine type they used. One confusing example is british Hawker Hurricane Mk I, in service of Royal Yugoslav Air Force. One aircraft was equipped and tested with Daimler-Benz engine from Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3, and it was designated LVT-1 (?). The only thing I was sure is that L stands for Lovac or lovački (fighter), but the other... I just don't have a clue.
Jedrilica is a glider and its pronounce supposed to be Yedrilitsa. The only valuable advice that I could give You is next: when it is about serbian language, forget the Google translate. It's almost useless, in most cases it will give You meaningless translation (like пусхер which not existing in serbian or any other language in Balkans) and I don't recommend it to anyone.

Father Enis, as I said, I can't wait, and now I'm even more inpatient (Ha! Not a single smiley!)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #38 on: November 09, 2013, 10:34:23 PM »
Thanks for this expert analysis! :)

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2013, 10:12:24 AM »
Well my friends, you will soon see pictures of the  Djordjevic 360H . Just as soon as I can take some and not only that but I'm going to run a contest to go with it. I will be offering a set of Mustang decals in 1/72 scale to whomever can name the kit I used as the base. I'm thinking I will please it in the Clear-Your-Worckbench GB, as I started it a while ago and am only now finishing it. Now if I can do the same for the others I will be in tall cotton. Once again thanks for helping me over my naming hurtle.
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #40 on: November 10, 2013, 11:39:09 AM »
Well my friends, you will soon see pictures of the  Djordjevic 360H .
Once again thanks for helping me over my naming hurtle.
Dear Vuk, there may be a misunderstanding there. As I remember (Polish language and):

Jedrilica is a glider and its pronounce supposed to be Yedrilitsa.

It seems Father Ennis wants to pronounce like the Enflish Georgevich, and he seems to know that many people need a Dj writing for that (in French, John is pronounced ghonn and we would need the writing Djohn to pronounce it well automatically). But you seemed to say that "your" J is pronounced Y (like in Poland) and I am not sure that is what Father wants to pronounce. For example, with your letters, how do you write the Beatles' name George Harrison?

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #41 on: November 11, 2013, 11:49:39 AM »
Ok now I'm confused ...   Did I do something wrong ?  I took one of the surnames offered and added to it. The 360H was intended to be equal to 360floatplane and made by the Djordjevic aircraft company.  I just liked the name !  It has that perfect East European ring to it .  Please correct any errors I might have made..
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #42 on: November 11, 2013, 05:21:09 PM »
Well, yet another trouble with serbian (facepalm).

I just say that... You're both wright! The designation Father Ennis choose is originally written Ђорђевић. Transcribed in Latin, it could be written as Đorđević, but since in serbian d+j gives dj, it is also correct to write Djordjevic. One of my all-time favorite basketball players is Aleksandar Đorđević, now coaching in Italy. I remember one time, most likely as a result of confusion with serbian/yugoslav names, aome TV station wrote his name as Dordevic. Now, that would be mistake, but Ђорђевић/Đorđević/Djordjević/Djordjevic/Djordjevich is not.

Now, who said the we, Serbs, are not complicated. And why we don't have here an icon for facepalm? And what is correct: facepalm or palmface? That was always confusing me...
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #43 on: November 11, 2013, 05:25:40 PM »
... and I forgot to answer about the George Harrison.

His name in serbia is transcribed as (take a deep breath) - Džordž!
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #44 on: November 11, 2013, 05:45:57 PM »
Thanks for this expertise once more. We would have been unable to find that explanations in a dictionary or else...

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #45 on: November 12, 2013, 08:34:26 AM »
Mmmmmmmmm ..... Ok ...   Well at least I did get it right.  Now I need to get on the stick and post something ..
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #46 on: November 13, 2013, 09:46:37 AM »
What a teaser, father... :)

Well, I must confess that, before finishing my vectorized MMS-3, I already made a bitmap trnasformation into a 3-engined tractor:
http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mitrovich-MMS-3_3m.JPG
But now with the vectorized source, I can do much more about tractor central engine, into a single-engined plane simply:

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #47 on: November 14, 2013, 05:02:14 AM »
I think your Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawings are some of the most delightful you've ever done, Tophe!

All of them are excellent, but of course, those spats are irresistibly cute!

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #48 on: November 14, 2013, 10:00:30 AM »
I have to say,until I saw your work with this I never knew this existed. I just wish,now, that someone made a kit of this. I would buy it in a minute if they did.  I hope you will do some more of these unknown aircraft.
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #49 on: November 14, 2013, 11:25:41 AM »
Thanks Brian!

I hope you will do some more of these unknown aircraft.
Another built & unknown twin-boomer that I love is the Filipino Tagak, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.S.T._XL-15_Tagak

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #50 on: November 15, 2013, 07:45:58 PM »
That looks very interesting,indeed.  Seems like it looks like something used in Vietnam but was a pusher.  You are definitely keeping up the good work alright.
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #51 on: November 21, 2013, 01:37:18 AM »
Still another Mitrovic derivative: with lateral fins and modernized engines:

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #52 on: November 21, 2013, 02:45:24 AM »
 :-* sweet
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #53 on: November 23, 2013, 10:52:17 PM »
Thanks!
And here are other ones: with central main wheel and lateral little ones:

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #54 on: May 30, 2019, 08:22:14 AM »
Hi, my name is Stephan. I'am a model pilot from Germany and just registered to this board a few minutes ago.
I know, that this is a real old thread, but it motivated me to build a real life model, which will hopefully have its first flights very soon.
It is the H-version, a flying boat.
Span is two meter, weight is 2,5 kilogram. Will let you know the outcome.
Have fun with a few pictures.
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #55 on: May 31, 2019, 03:21:02 AM »
Welcome aboard.  Nice model. :smiley:
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #56 on: May 31, 2019, 05:16:38 AM »
Welcome aboard! That's a nice looking model - what's it made of? I'll be interesting to hear how it flies; you'd think that the origial designers would have used a twin tail, to put the prop wash to some good use.

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #57 on: June 03, 2019, 12:02:06 PM »
Hi,
sorry for late reply, just came back from a four days waterflying event.
Aeroput MMS3 YU-SAR-H  is made from Depron foam. I used carbon fiber with epoxy to give some strength to the structure where needed.
She had her maiden flight during the event and she flies fantastic. I had to do a lot of trimming and some changes to the mixes, but after that she is now very easy to fly. There will be video soon.
grds
Stephan

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #58 on: June 04, 2019, 05:46:49 PM »
Maiden of the Aeroput MMS3  YU-SAR-H

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DFowdeea4Q&feature=youtu.be

Have fun  :smiley:
Stephan

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« Reply #59 on: June 04, 2019, 06:08:07 PM »
 :smiley: 8)
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #60 on: June 07, 2019, 10:16:03 AM »
Wow - that was a nice flight video. It looks like it flies well and lands well.

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« Reply #61 on: June 07, 2019, 01:12:15 PM »
Thanks.
The first minute was difficult, because trims were off, but after that was sorted out she flies like a trainer.  :smiley:
I stumbled over this thread a few years ago and started the build six months ago. Next thursday i will take her to one of the biggest german waterflying events at Edersee and show to the public. I'am sure people will like.
rgds
Stephan

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« Reply #62 on: June 22, 2019, 04:06:10 AM »
Aeroput MMS3 at Edersee waterflying event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm11V8dYIN0

Have fun  :smiley:
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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #63 on: June 22, 2019, 04:22:36 AM »
Nice video! I didn't see the alligator go after your plane or the SR Princess!

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Re: Tricycle Mitrovich MMS-3 drawing
« Reply #64 on: June 22, 2019, 04:54:30 AM »
Thanks.
Alligator and SR Princess are operated by same guy, so no risk for the Princess.
I was simply lucky...  ;)
rgds
Stephan