Anybody for a 1/3 rd scale spruce goose powered by eight rotary engines.
It would make a great flying boat motor home where you can take it all
with you. It should have a 2000 mile range so you can tour
the Pacific islands in style and comfort. Probably room
for a small car and motor boat.

Carbon fiber will improve the empty weight to gross weight
ratio improving the range.


Length: 218 ft 8 in (66.65 m)
Wingspan: 320 ft 11 in (97.54 m)
Height: 79 ft 4 in (24.18 m)

Fuselage height: 30 ft (9.1 m)

Loaded weight: 400,000 lb (180,000 kg)
Powerplant: 8 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines,
4,000 hp (2,640 kW) each

Propellers: four-bladed Hamilton Standard, prop, 1 per engine
Propeller diameter: 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)

Performance

Cruise speed: 250 mph (407.98 km/h)
Range: 3,000 mi (4,800 km)
Service ceiling: 20,900 ft (6,370 m)

Paul Lamar

Sounds like fun. Where can we buy the kit?
C. Smith


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