If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!

[GrauGeist]

I have no idea what this was....

Fugly is what it is...

Actually, it's called the "Goupil Duck", first designed and built in 1883 by Alexandre Goupil as a glider prototype for the intended powered version (powered by a steam engine: 1000lbs @ 15hp) which never happened.

Glen Curtiss actually built a powered version of Goupil Duck in 1916 (seen in the photo) in an effort to get around the Wright's wing-warping patient. Curtiss modified it several times, first with landing skids, then wheels and then Langley style floats. It goes on record as flying in 1917 and performed well with his modifications to the flight controls, larger wings and his own gasoline engine. Not sure whatever happened to it, but there are several photos on the net that show it in different configurations.

But in the end, it is still fugly...

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Dave.

Geo

 

[Njaco]

OMG. lets get back to floatplanes!!!!


A Cat on patrol.....

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[GrauGeist]

OMG. lets get back to floatplanes!!!!

But that Fugly Duck had floats, so it's legit!

 

[Njaco]

How about an Arado Ar199?

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I'll see your Arado and raise you a Swordfish!

.

 

[fubar57]

Four of a kind....kinda...

In order of appearance, Boeing Totem, DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Ercoupe EDO and Fairchild Super 71

Geo

 

[bobbysocks]

piece of trivia about the ercoupe.....did you know a lot were built and sold without rudder pedals? the way the controls were designed they were not needed. many pilots couldnt deal with that and they made conversion kits so the rudders could be manually operated.

 

[Njaco]

 

[GrauGeist]

The upper photo looks like a Hansa-Brandenburg W.12...not quite sure about the aircraft in the second photo

 

[Njaco]

The pic stated the top pic was a Van Berkel W-A. Not so sure on the others.

 

[GrauGeist]

The pic stated the top pic was a Van Berkel W-A. Not so sure on the others.

Ah, gotcha...it is, technically a W.12, then.

In 1918, a W.12 made an emergency landing in the Netherlands and was interred. The Dutch were impressed with it and licenced built 35 of their own as the W-A.

 

[norab]

Caproni Ca 60, it flew very briefly

 

[Airframes]

I wonder why only briefly !!!!
Looks like a case of "OK, we're going to build a floating apartment block, with triple, twin deck verandas, and see if it can fly" !!!!

 

[ccheese]

I googled Aeronca Floatplane and look what came up. Look familiar ?

Charles

 

[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Another floater! Great!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[ccheese]

Are you ready for this ? A Heinkel HD-25 in Japanese livery !

Charles

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Another floater! Great!

You're gonna hafta flush again.

 

[Njaco]