Simviation Forum - Here is a new idea for a aircraft

Apr 27^th, 2004 at 8:22am

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I have a Idea of a airplane that has never been built yet. for a designer to add a water landing gear to it and a water rudder to A Boeing 737 or another big jet like that.

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Reply #1 - Apr 28^th, 2004 at 11:35pm

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Sounds like it could be done.
Probably would download it and try it out if someone did make it.
Of course I would settle for the spruce goose if someone would be interested in making that Grin

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Reply #2 - Apr 29^th, 2004 at 12:15am

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Hey! That's my idea.
I brought it up my first few weeks here.
There was some progress, but I never say the project completed.

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Reply #3 - Jul 8^th, 2004 at 2:47pm

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just one question... how would you keep the water from going into the engines? Grin

unless you're thinking of some major changes to it Roll Eyes

i had this idea of making a canard 737... it would have the wings swept forward like an X-29(?) and with negative dihedral... also the elevators would be up front, and would swing down when you lower flaps

it would look sorta somewhat like this:

c ya

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Reply #4 - Jul 8^th, 2004 at 5:35pm

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just one question... how would you keep the water from going into the engines? Grin

Mount them on top of the wings.

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Reply #5 - Jul 9^th, 2004 at 10:50am

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that 737 looks nuts!!! please release it!

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Reply #6 - Jul 9^th, 2004 at 11:27am

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hey skimming the water
looks fun...whoops *splash*
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that 737 looks nuts!!! please release it!

indeed please release it, but may i request that you include the apropriate handling configurations that would occur with that physical setup in the real world?
i like to see if im able to fly strange craft like this.

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Reply #7 - Jul 9^th, 2004 at 3:04pm

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That looks rather stunning. Cheesy

From a real-world aerodynamics POV the main wing should have positive dihedral if it's swept forward. The mid-fuselage mounting is good as it gives a nice strong structure and is clear of the cabin. Lose the fin and mount the forwarsd canard in the roof and give it a positive dihedral. This will give you natural yaw-coupling.

I hope you build it!

Here is something I was timkering with:

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Reply #8 - Jul 11^th, 2004 at 2:00pm

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You could modify it so, that the wings are sweepable to vertical position. So that you would have a Vtol craft.

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Reply #9 - Jul 11^th, 2004 at 6:56pm

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I saw a big green sea plane that the AI was flying.
Is there a large green {or other colors} sea plane made?
Like the size of a 747?

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Reply #10 - Jul 11^th, 2004 at 10:24pm

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I have a Idea of a airplane that has never been built yet. for a designer to add a water landing gear to it and a water rudder to A Boeing 737 or another big jet like that.

In real life - the Russians had the "Ekranoplanes", and the Martin P6M Seamaster I believe went supersonic in a dive.

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Reply #11 - Jul 12^th, 2004 at 10:42am

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just one question... how would you keep the water from going into the engines? Grin

unless you're thinking of some major changes to it Roll Eyes

i had this idea of making a canard 737... it would have the wings swept forward like an X-29(?) and with negative dihedral... also the elevators would be up front, and would swing down when you lower flaps

it would look sorta somewhat like this:

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c ya

Moach

No changes made to where the engines are to be placed because all u have to do is put the water landing gear up high enough so they are away from the water

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Reply #12 - Jul 31^st, 2004 at 5:20pm

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when will you relase the 737?
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