I've had this in mind ever since I saw that Flitetest may be coming out with waterproof foamboard. If that actually happens, it'l be great, however, in the meantime I think this can be easily done with dollar tree foam as well with some simple waterproofing methods. Since I'm still watching paint dry on some of my other builds I started on this.
I called this plane a Mighty "Mini" as it uses the MM swappable pods (designed around the F pack), though it's not really so Mini. The planned wingspan is 57 inches. Smallest you can go and have the pod/cowl setup stay scale.
If all goes as planned, this won't be a difficult build, you'll just need to take your time on the parts that need to be sealed. Flight characteristics should be very gentle. With anticipated wing loading, this should fly like a high wing trainer, which will be great for learning how to land and take off from water.
This plane should be able to take off and land from water, grass, snow, then with the addition of wheels, dirt and pavement. Truly all terrain. I'm also hoping it will be able to carry significant payload, which will be great for simulated bombing runs / candy drops etc...
I'm still playing with fuselage designs, and haven't yet decided if I want the wing to be easily removable or not. Here's a preview of where I'm at:
Lower half of Hull, this will be completely sealed:
Tail section will glue to the top/back of this, and there will be formers and such for the top half of the fuse. I plan on making the printable clear canopies and weapon blisters like usual.
Messing with tail designs. Think I'm going to use the one from WWII with the split elevator.
Wing prototype (Final will have cutouts for the MM power pods and cowls):
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Most Current Beta Plans:
Mighty Mini PBY Catalina Beta v.2 - Tiled
Mighty Mini PBY Catalina Beta v.2 - Full
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Giant version built at FF East 2016. Flies just like the small one, only its a lot bigger lol.
I called this plane a Mighty "Mini" as it uses the MM swappable pods (designed around the F pack), though it's not really so Mini. The planned wingspan is 57 inches. Smallest you can go and have the pod/cowl setup stay scale.
If all goes as planned, this won't be a difficult build, you'll just need to take your time on the parts that need to be sealed. Flight characteristics should be very gentle. With anticipated wing loading, this should fly like a high wing trainer, which will be great for learning how to land and take off from water.
This plane should be able to take off and land from water, grass, snow, then with the addition of wheels, dirt and pavement. Truly all terrain. I'm also hoping it will be able to carry significant payload, which will be great for simulated bombing runs / candy drops etc...
I'm still playing with fuselage designs, and haven't yet decided if I want the wing to be easily removable or not. Here's a preview of where I'm at:
Lower half of Hull, this will be completely sealed:
Tail section will glue to the top/back of this, and there will be formers and such for the top half of the fuse. I plan on making the printable clear canopies and weapon blisters like usual.
Messing with tail designs. Think I'm going to use the one from WWII with the split elevator.
Wing prototype (Final will have cutouts for the MM power pods and cowls):
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Most Current Beta Plans:
Mighty Mini PBY Catalina Beta v.2 - Tiled
Mighty Mini PBY Catalina Beta v.2 - Full
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Giant version built at FF East 2016. Flies just like the small one, only its a lot bigger lol.
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