Seawind (oz14823)
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Seawind. Radio control scale model amphibious seaplane. For electric power with Speed 600 motor.
Quote: "A 600-powered amphibian for flying off land or water. SeaWind, by Anton Eisele.
One day while navigating the web looking for airplanes, I came upon a strange little homebuilt amphibian. I got some 3-views and started sketching it as a model on my computer. It was the SeaWind.
Its construction is completely conventional, but the motor pod uses some foam. This SeaWind model uses a high rpm Speed-600-type motor (Epic Trinity Platinum) geared 3.5:1, turning a 9x6 propeller at 9600 rpm.
The SeaWind is a different looking plane and actually lends itself very well to electric power. It is not a difficult plane to fly or build, nor is it - despite its racy looks - overly fast. It puts on a good flight demonstration too.
A Short History of the Full-Scale Plane: Even though the SeaWind looks futuristic, it is actually not a new design. It is a homebuilt plane that comes in a kit. It was originally designed and manufactured in the 70's in Ontario, Canada. A company in Pennsylvania then bought out the original manufacturer. The newest version has a 300 horsepower Lycoming engine, and can cruise at 200mph. Two passengers can squeeze into this 10-foot-wingspan amphibian. Many have been sold, but not many are flying yet. The first kits were wood, but now they are made out of composites. See their [archived, now defunct] web site at: www.seawindsna.com
Building the SeaWind Fuselage: Start by cutting out the fuselage sides and the formers. Mark the former posi-tions on the fuselage sides. Glue formers F4 and F5 on one of the fuselage sides, making sure they are square. Now glue the other fuselage side onto the two formers. Square the assembly at the front. Glue former F1 on, flush with the fuselage top, trying to get things as straight possible. Glue the 1/8-inch balsa keel on.
Now glue B1 onto F4 and align the fuselage side. Glue B1 onto the former Fl. Do not the glue the sides yet. Now slide in the formers F2 and F3 to the marks you made on the fuselage sides. B1 should align perfectly with the fuse-lage sides. Apply glue at all the joints.
Glue F6 and F5 in place. They are flush at the top. Next glue the remain-ing formers in, holding the fuselage ends together with a clothespin. Ensure everything is straight and glue the rear 1/8-inch balsa keel in place. On the rear keel between F7 and F8, glue the two 3/4-inch-wide balsa strips on each side: this will ensure that the fin assem-bly aligns onto the fuselage. These two strips must protrude exactly 1/2 inch above the keel. F7B goes on next, then the two 1/4-inch and the 1/8-inch balsa stringers between F7B and F8... "
Seawind from S&E Modeler, April 2001.
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(oz14823)
Seawind
by Anton Eisele
from Sailplane and Electric Modeler
April 2001
54in span
Scale Electric R/C Floatplane
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Submitted: 31/08/2023
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