Take to the skies and seas in a Biggles esc adventure in my first amphibian, the versatile walrus! Designed by the same legendary pipe smoking man who conjured up the spitfire, there’s plenty of adventure to be had - where we’re going we don’t need runways..... ! VTOL your wings away and don’t forget to raise gear when playing on water. Trim will be required as she’s not a ‘hands free’ kinda kite, but then again that’s the sort of flying biggles and co would approve of! Goggles on chums and don’t forget your Mae West!
Specifications
Spotlights
- Sgtk 6.2 years ago
- CRJ900Pilot 6.2 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 29.9ft (9.1m)
- Length 24.2ft (7.4m)
- Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 7,058lbs (3,201kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,724lbs (3,503kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.436
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.129
- Wing Loading 20.4lbs/ft2 (99.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 379.1ft2 (35.2m2)
- Drag Points 8389
Parts
- Number of Parts 196
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 856
@Tang0five thank you.
i made this a while back so can’t recall how it flies. If I was to do it again I would minimise the power of the overhead engine and bury a small xml modded jet in the hull to encourage the opposite effect. I haven’t mastered ‘water physics’ as all my seaplanes seem to stick to the water. Apparently you can clip in modded wing sections to increase lift for the fuselage to omit that but I’ve yet to experiment with it. Make sure you add
Around 150lbs of dead weight to each section you want buoyancy otherwise it just doesn’t float right weirdly.... @MadBeaver2
This is so frustrating! I can't figure out how to A: build a floatplane that does'nt tip over forward, or B: make a plane with an overhead engine that does'nt do the same thing in the air! This is quite a feat.
By all means! @Darjeelings183 I look forward to seeing it!
@Tang0five Can I use this for my HMS Belfast? I'm looking for an sea plane and tooooo lazy to make one myself :D
does anyone know that plane from the movie the aviator in the moonlight serenade scene? this looks a bit like it
very best replica . Good job .
@Tang0five np problem mate
Wow awesome guys thanks for your interest and support!
@RailfanEthan @EternalDarkness @BrianAircraftNew @yoshicraze @JettStorm @MEERKAT978 @Gestour @uminchu and @ThePilotDude
Cheers mate! It’s got a few little gadgets but I was just focusing on quick and simple little build @getorge thanks for your interest!
Thanks buddy! @Vuki11
Apparently size doesn’t matter.....@ReischetzFokke my next release will be much bigger!
Wow! It is a sea biplane with custom radial engine! This airplane includes all features, that I love
Noice mate
Np @Tang0five
@Tang0five No Prob!! Great work!!
Most kind @SgtK for the spotlight! I’ll be on the side line with the half time oranges when you get your plat buddy, most overdue I feel! @Foilhat and @CRJ900Pilot much appreciated guys thank you!
Cheers! @SomeFox had a bit of a chuckle over the floater bit but that’s just me....