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Does your multihull have wings and where do you hang your anchor ball?
Talbot
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definitely proves that catamarans are faster than monohulls.
mirabriani
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Erm.....
I am pretty certain a Catalina is faster than that.
Regards Briani
I am pretty certain a Catalina is faster than that.
Regards Briani
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Erm... Isn't a catalina a LOT larger than a Cessna? A bit like Mirabella V is a LOT bigger than most AWBs
sailorman
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yes
Talbot
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But a catalina has two floats on the wings so should really be considered a trimaran
Twister_Ken
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Plane talking
Anyone else notice a Dakota flying south-north over the Solent on Saturday evening?
Anyone else notice a Dakota flying south-north over the Solent on Saturday evening?
sailorman
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the one @ Duxford has wheels as well ( didnt do too well in Portsmouth Hbr though a few yrs ago)
Kristal
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Surface Tension
Apparently they're notoriously tricky to control, especially on water for some reason.
The old Empire flying boats of Imperial Airways used to do a big run down their intended take-off path, waggling about to create a big wash. This would then provide enough chop for the hull to break surface tension as she took to the air.
Presumably wouldn't have to do that in some Solent anchorages, if some earlier posts about wash are anything to go by...
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Apparently they're notoriously tricky to control, especially on water for some reason.
The old Empire flying boats of Imperial Airways used to do a big run down their intended take-off path, waggling about to create a big wash. This would then provide enough chop for the hull to break surface tension as she took to the air.
Presumably wouldn't have to do that in some Solent anchorages, if some earlier posts about wash are anything to go by...
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pappaecho
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They would not be able to do it in the Solent anyway, as they would be hit either by a Jetski or an out of control rib
mirabriani
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Talbot........ I just knew it would be you
or Snowleopard who said that!
Regards Briani
or Snowleopard who said that!
Regards Briani
Talbot
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the catalina @ Duxford has wheels as well
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Thats probably cause they are amphians! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
the catalina @ Duxford has wheels as well
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Thats probably cause they are amphians! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
peterb
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Amphibian?
I'm not sure about that. The standard Catalina had beaching wheels, but they weren't intended as landing gear. There was a version used in Canada (called the Canso or similar from memory?) which was a true amphibian, but don't know which version they have at Duxford.
PS Would this be an example of thread drift?
I'm not sure about that. The standard Catalina had beaching wheels, but they weren't intended as landing gear. There was a version used in Canada (called the Canso or similar from memory?) which was a true amphibian, but don't know which version they have at Duxford.
PS Would this be an example of thread drift?
Chris_Rayner
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Re: Amphibian?
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I'm not sure about that. The standard Catalina had beaching wheels, but they weren't intended as landing gear. There was a version used in Canada (called the Canso or similar from memory?) which was a true amphibian, but don't know which version they have at Duxford.
PS Would this be an example of thread drift?
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[image]http://www.airteamimages.com/display.php?phtID=12200[/image]
Looks pretty amphibious to me.
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I'm not sure about that. The standard Catalina had beaching wheels, but they weren't intended as landing gear. There was a version used in Canada (called the Canso or similar from memory?) which was a true amphibian, but don't know which version they have at Duxford.
PS Would this be an example of thread drift?
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[image]http://www.airteamimages.com/display.php?phtID=12200[/image]
Looks pretty amphibious to me.
Sans Bateau
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Re: Plane talking
They dont intentionaly land on water do they?
They dont intentionaly land on water do they?
Kristal
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Re: Plane talking
TK, I would say there was a fair chance the Dakota you saw was the one belonging to the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight. It isn't seen too often flying with the Lanky, Spit & Hurricane, but is used as a transport aircraft ferrying crew, spare parts etc.
I recently wrote an article on the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight on Wikipedia if you want to know more.
TK, I would say there was a fair chance the Dakota you saw was the one belonging to the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight. It isn't seen too often flying with the Lanky, Spit & Hurricane, but is used as a transport aircraft ferrying crew, spare parts etc.
I recently wrote an article on the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight on Wikipedia if you want to know more.
Malcb
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Re: Amphibian?
Catalina variants with the suffix letter 'A' were amphibians.
See
http://www.kotfsc.com/aviation/pby.htm
For photos and descriptions
Catalina variants with the suffix letter 'A' were amphibians.
See
http://www.kotfsc.com/aviation/pby.htm
For photos and descriptions
dedwards
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Re: Plane talking
no. But I did see what looked like a Dakota (to my totally uneducated eyes) flying north-south saturday afternoon. Probably same one?
no. But I did see what looked like a Dakota (to my totally uneducated eyes) flying north-south saturday afternoon. Probably same one?
