Ducted fan will not get them over 130 MPH or so.
The other major problem is water spray through the prop.
These guys are babe's in the amphibian woods or scam artist :)
Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it:)
Paul Lamar...... In NZ
I thought so too but wasn't going to say anything. The floats should
stick out past the nose for when you hit a dock. You want to be up
out of the waves and have some room for wing clearance over docks.
Doesn't look like a very stable design with so much "side" up front.
From a marketing stand point how many people can afford to buy and
operate such a pig. Want a good amphib, a beaver, a widgeon, a goose,
why reinvent the wheel.
John Gibbons
A carbon fiber Widgeon copy would be great with 2 three rotors.
Paul Lamar
See;
http://gweduc.netfirms.com/gweduck.com/index.shtml
Murry I. Rozansky
Wow! it would help if it had a less weird name.... easier to
remember :)
Thanks Murry.
Paul Lamar
I really love this one, Paul gave me the link. Good year! Salut Jose
Gros-Aymerich Madrid, Spain
http://youtu.be/QAevm_3u59M
That is a cool design, would be nice to get more information about
the design and construction than just the video though.
C. Smith
As stated in e-mails after this one, the development of Explorer
II, also known as
'L'Avion', started in 1987, at instances of Hubert de Chevigny;
besides the appearance in the Nature films by Stephane Peyron, who had
a TV program in France, it's stated that the airplane had an
accident in 2001,
after failure of one engine and an attempt of forced landing during
which it
hit a high voltage electric line after opening gas in the remaining
engine,
the airplane making a turn and hitting the electrical line; the airplane
seems being now under reconstruction in the seaplane museum of
Biscarrosse in France, an international seaplanes meeting is held
there every
year, something like an 'Oskosh for seaplanes and flying boats', this
museum has a web page, accessible thru this link:
http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/Europe/France/Biscarosse/musee_Hydra_Aviation.htm
Hope you like it. Best regards. Salut
Jose Gros-Aymerich
Madrid, Spain
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