Twin Seamaster
11-11-2002, 01:51 PM
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I saw a video of a float plane meet at Lake Havasu . In it was a twin fuselage model that looked much like it had twin Seamaster fuselages but not a Seamaster wing . I fell in love with the concept and borrowed a Seamaster print and built a Twin Seamaster with two Super Tiger 40's for power . It weighs near 15 pounds and flies well except at slow speeds it will tip stall .
I had a mishap the last time I flew it . Shortly after takeoff one engine stalled and upon cutting back the throttle I found the engine that was still running stayed at full throttle ( a bad servo ) . Not having any experience at flying with only one engine and not knowing which engine was still running or if there were other problems I forced it into an ugly landing . Luckily the engine stalled upon landing and we retrieved it with the pickup boat . Minor damage here and there and a bad servo . It is now ready to fly again but am thinking about adding flaps so it will be more stable at slower speeds .
Any input from anyone with experience would be greatly appreciated .
I had a mishap the last time I flew it . Shortly after takeoff one engine stalled and upon cutting back the throttle I found the engine that was still running stayed at full throttle ( a bad servo ) . Not having any experience at flying with only one engine and not knowing which engine was still running or if there were other problems I forced it into an ugly landing . Luckily the engine stalled upon landing and we retrieved it with the pickup boat . Minor damage here and there and a bad servo . It is now ready to fly again but am thinking about adding flaps so it will be more stable at slower speeds .
Any input from anyone with experience would be greatly appreciated .
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Thanks for the come-back . I don't have any pics that are digital but I do have some snaps taken at a few float flies and in my back yard . No , there is no washout in the wing tips and I'm not sure I could twist the wing enough at this time to achieve any . Thanks again for the reply .
11-22-2002, 02:00 PM
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Baldeagle -- I found a couple of pics of the Twin Seamaster . I don't think I can send two at a time so I will send one at a time --- hope you like them .
11-22-2002, 05:39 PM
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Two things you might consider to cure the tip stall;
You might want to try putting endplates on the tips, or you could cut the ailerons at about where the yellow and silver meet, then glue the yellow portion with about 10* reflex.
Nice looking plane BTW.
You might want to try putting endplates on the tips, or you could cut the ailerons at about where the yellow and silver meet, then glue the yellow portion with about 10* reflex.
Nice looking plane BTW.
