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Trevor is a renowned builder of just a few very fine models (and all but one hang in his workshop in a pristine but well-flown state - how different from the rest of us who are lucky if we have one to display!) He chose this unusual prototype because
“As for the choice of subject, I suppose it went something like this: A flying boat would be something different. No regular water site available so an amphibian would be good. The need for back - friendly easy rigging at the field ruled out biplanes. Twin engines add interest and are easy with electric power.”
The plan came from Canadian modeller Ivan Pettigrew. You can see his extensive range of plans at: http://www.geocities.com/ivansplans/ and there you will see that he specialises in lightweight structures for electric power. So any guesses as to the final weight of this 6 footer? The target (from Ivan’s website) is 60 oz with a couple of Speed 480 equivalents and eight 1700SCR nicads. - Ed
You can contact Trevor or visit his Website at http://homepage.mac.com/trevorhewson/home/
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29 Nov 2006: I finally cleared enough space on the bench to make a start. I feel much more relaxed about the wet and windy weather now!
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4 Dec 2006: Boat building phase is well underway. Next stage is to sort out the main u/c mounting - and waterproof the resulting holes! Then the lower sides have to be sheeted in, including a bit of magic around the rear step area. I think I will then glass cloth the underside whilst the model still sits flat on the board. This might protect the underside from hangar rash when I turn it over to start work on the top, and would also give me the chance to do a floatation/waterproofing test whilst I can still get at the inside to plug any leaks!
The two X braces are my additions by the way. The finished model may well be strong enough to stand flight loads without them but I didn't think that it could cope with all the clamps, weights and brute force needed to persuade the sheeting to stay in place without serious risk of collapse. Heavy handed, me?!
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04 Feb 07 There are still some jobs where NiCd's are best!
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20 Feb 07. Snap inspection by Clive Spencer and the Editor. Trevor has completed most of the fiddly nacelle-building and installed a couple of little Hyperion outrunners (details later). The get-together followed a visit to Brooklands to see some photos of the real thing and gather enough information for T to complete the colour scheme, which will be a scale aluminium with a red fuselage band and white cheat lines.
There’s a lot of air in that fuselage!
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