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Jonty

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Spitfire floatplane boat
« on: September 15, 2010, 11:37:23 pm »
Anyone else spotted this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-20-Scale-R-C-Electric-RTR-Hydroplane-Boat-Blue-Style-/330461876982?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item4cf11012f6

or actually seen one?

Despite the gaudy paint scheme, it seems to be a reasonable model of a Spitfire MkV or MkIX floatplane.
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triumphjon

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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2010, 02:31:33 pm »
certainly different , although i cant see much point in it as it doesnt fly ! i would imagine it may also make a rather unstable model on a windy lake ?
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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2010, 02:54:48 pm »
Full size one did exist in prototype form.

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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2010, 03:24:14 pm »
The Supermarine S6B Schneider Trophy Winner designed by RJ Mitchell is purported to be the forerunner of the Spitfire.
It was a float plane.


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garston1

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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2010, 06:27:39 pm »
It was actually put into production and the RAF flew it in Malaya due to lack of runways. :-))
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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2010, 07:08:54 pm »

I bought this one and painted it up. click on the thumbnail.
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triumphjon

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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2010, 09:56:18 pm »
still be better if it actually could take off and fly !
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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2010, 11:21:09 pm »
  That looks better! How does it go?
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garston1

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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2010, 11:35:31 pm »
will take some photo's and post them soon. :-))
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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2010, 07:57:57 pm »
One of the Spitfire float planes on Bluewater lake today re painted and altered slightly it ran for about 8 minutes before the battery went flat it looks a trifle heavy in the water though. %% %%
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Re: Spitfire floatplane boat
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2010, 10:41:29 pm »
A plane that doesn't plane? seems to need a severe dose of brushless and Lipo even to stay on the water.
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