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If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!
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johnbr
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Navy scout seaplane the SC-1 "Seahawk". Folding wings are a new feature shown on its beeching gear it occupies less space on board a ship, 16 June 1945.
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johnbr
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Navy Scout – Curtiss "Sea Hawk" SC-1, head on. Photographed by Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland, aircraft. Photograph July 31, 1944 same site
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johnbr
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Japan
ese long-range reconnaissance seaplane Aichi E13A "Jake" captured on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Photograph received March 1944. same site.
fubar57
General
Good shots!
Nice shots, that's not a Jake its the Aichi E16A "Zuiun" 'Paul' and looks to be in prototype markings and likely Orange colour......
fubar57
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Good eye Wayne. Very similar looking aircraft but a side by side comparison shows quite a few differences
johnbr
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johnbr
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Saunders Roe Sr./A.1 Jet Fighter Flying Boat
johnbr
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The Caspar Werke AG (formed by Carl Caspar in the former Fokker factory at Travemünde in 1921) built the first military aircraft in Germany after WW I.
Designed by Ernst Heinkel, the experimental U 1 single-seat reconnaissance floatplane was envisaged to be based on submarines. The unarmed wooden aircraft was powered by a 50 hp Siemens & Halske Sh 4 five-cylinder air-cooled radial engine. It could be disassembled (wings, floats, propeller) in a few minutes and stowed in a deck-mounted container.
Two aircraft were ordered by the US Navy for testing and serialed A6434 and A6435 they were delivered to NAS Anacostia, Washington, D.C. in late 1922. A6434 was to be shown in a parade in July 1923, mounted on a truck, it contacted low-hanging trees and was damaged beyond repair; the second aircraft completed the tests late 1923.
Caspar U.1 Aircraft template
A third aircraft, registered D-293 (c/n 510) was delivered to the Reichsmarine. Two more aircraft were produced, designated U 2, these were delivered to Japan, where they were copied into the Yokosho Navy Type 1.
Designed by Ernst Heinkel, the experimental U 1 single-seat reconnaissance floatplane was envisaged to be based on submarines. The unarmed wooden aircraft was powered by a 50 hp Siemens & Halske Sh 4 five-cylinder air-cooled radial engine. It could be disassembled (wings, floats, propeller) in a few minutes and stowed in a deck-mounted container.
Two aircraft were ordered by the US Navy for testing and serialed A6434 and A6435 they were delivered to NAS Anacostia, Washington, D.C. in late 1922. A6434 was to be shown in a parade in July 1923, mounted on a truck, it contacted low-hanging trees and was damaged beyond repair; the second aircraft completed the tests late 1923.
Caspar U.1 Aircraft template
- Span: 23 ft 7.5 in (7.20 m)
Length: 20 ft 4.1 in (6.20 m)
Height: 7 ft 7.7 in (2.33 m)
Wing area: 150.7 sq.ft (14 sq.m)
Weight empty: 794 lb (360 kg)
MTOW: 1,261 lb (572 kg)
Max speed: 81 mph (130 kmh)
Cruise speed: 75 mph (120 kmh)
Landing speed: 37 mph (60 kmh)
Service ceiling: 9,842 ft (3,000 m)
Climb: to 3,281 ft (1,000 m) 6 min
Range: 155 mls (250 km)
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fubar57
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vikingBerserker
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I love the flying boats, they just have such an elegance to them. Great pics gents!
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Every time I see the title for this thread, I think of a homebuilt airplane called the Breezy....
N4521U
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I Can see where they got the name!
Not for the Alaskan tundra is it....!
Not for the Alaskan tundra is it....!
johnbr
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Flugsport Heft 23/1938 - Motorflug - Segelflug - Modellflug - Geschichte - Luftfahrt - Flugzeugtechnik - Luftfahrtgeschichte | VOLATICUM
Spannweite 29,5 m, Länge 19,6 m, Höhe 4,8 m, Fläche 130 m2. Leergew. 10 410 kg, zusätzliche Ausrüstung 530 kg, Rüstgewicht 10 940 kg, Kraftstoff 5 350 kg, Schmierstoff 370 kg, Reservekühlstoff 90 kg, Besatzung 4 Mann 320 kg, Nutzlast 480 kg, Fluggew. Nordatlantik 17 500 kg. Schleuderstart. Höchstgeschw. in 0—1000 m Höhe 325 km/h, mittlere Reisegeschw. bei 4420 PS 270 km/h, Landegeschw. 95 km/h, Reichweite 5200 km, maximale Reichweite bei wirtschaftlichster Reisegeschw. 5900 km.
Spannweite 29,5 m, Länge 19,6 m, Höhe 4,8 m, Fläche 130 m2. Leergew. 10 410 kg, zusätzliche Ausrüstung 530 kg, Rüstgewicht 10 940 kg, Kraftstoff 5 350 kg, Schmierstoff 370 kg, Reservekühlstoff 90 kg, Besatzung 4 Mann 320 kg, Nutzlast 480 kg, Fluggew. Nordatlantik 17 500 kg. Schleuderstart. Höchstgeschw. in 0—1000 m Höhe 325 km/h, mittlere Reisegeschw. bei 4420 PS 270 km/h, Landegeschw. 95 km/h, Reichweite 5200 km, maximale Reichweite bei wirtschaftlichster Reisegeschw. 5900 km.
