New RCM&E Sunderland Flying Boat

[Tony Nijhuis]

Guys,

Just posted some pictures in the Gallery of the new Sunderland flying boat. The plan should be out in the new year.....

Test flew the model a couple of weeks ago and after some initial motor/battery problems, she flew an absolute treat.....a big trainer.

Finished the painting last night so if the weather hold, we should be doing some water trials in the next two weeks

So here's the spec

72" span

4X  2409-12T and 25amp controllers-brushless (from BRC hobbies)

4x 2250mah lipos

AUW 7lbs 4oz

VAC form turretts, canopies, cowls and cnc former & rib pack will be availiable

Tony

[flytilbroke]

Now your talkin'  

I wonder can we talk BRC into having a 1/2 price sale. Must behave, I do I/C.

[Jonathan Lewzey]

Just a quick note - the ESCs and outrunners are also available from rcmdirect.co.uk - free postage on orders over £20, just as good pricing as BRC, very good quick service

[Geoff Cross]

HI ALL           i deal with rcmdirect.co.uk dam good service and very helpfull

[martyn sharp]

 Tony that is lovey plane  I have always love the plane had the Airfix kit of it when I was younger. I am in Poole and there is a history on them landing and taking off in Poole harbour 

well done

Martyn 

[country flier]

Tony,

Very nice indeed. I'll certainly want a plan (and parts) when ready. It should be glorious off of water which is more common here stateside in Nebraska than one might think..

Harold

[the unmagnificent man]

If ever there was a plane that I have really wanted to build its a Sunderland. I too built the airfix kit with my dad and ever since then I wanted to fly one. Well done Tony.

[Tony Nijhuis]

Thanks Guys, Although the plan is to fly the model off water, the test flight (three of them) was off grass......Just sat her down, opened the throttle and she powered away with no problem at all......so no need to worry about undercarrage or a dolly Tony

[martyn sharp]

how long is the flight duration tony  I,m asuming the lipos are 3s but must admit it would be nice with retrats

Martyn 

[Tony Nijhuis]

Martyn....should get around 9-mins, but with gentle throttle use, could be more! Tony

[martyn sharp]

Thanks Tony best start saving for those motors and lipo,s and I guess the plan and CNC wood pack  

Martyn

[David Shaw]

4 x 30FS now that would be nice!

Dave 

[Dave Drew]

A big trainer? Try telling that to the mortified Lufwaffe JU 88 pilots who thougt 'Ello ello here's some easy pickings to be had fellahs. The bay of Biscay is littered with them

[Thomas Nash]

Born in Sunderland so I have a soft spot for this airplane.It was dedicated to the towns shipbuilding efforts during WWII.Love to build one, but here in Victoria,Australia we have no water in our dams or lakes. Well not enough to fly model airplanes off.

Tom.

[flytilbroke]

One of the main Sunderland airbases during the second World War had thier base nearby, OBAN. The local newspaper The Oban Times gives a good mention to them and thier crews this week approaching Rememberance Sunday. The last Surviving crew member of 210 squadron, Tom Lennox still lives there.

 I do not know can I fit this model into my plans much as I would love to. Given I do, then I think 210 squadron markings are what I would like to use.

[Kenneth K Beckett]

I've just returned to a/c modeling since I stopped in 55(Egypt). Learning all the time,a

short Sunderland would be a large learning curve, I painted one overflying fishing boats

For a competition during the war as a schoolboy, I won as well, Ken Beckett.

[john barrows]

thank you Tony for another winner,  my lanc, the one with 4 RCVs flew a couple of weeks ago along with Timbo's spit.

They compimented each other in the air, we, the Rhyl and district club, are working on a Hurricane to complete the flight.

[Fats Flyer]

Hi Tony,

Absolutely beautiful,i want one.This will go nicely with my lancaster, wellington ,spitfire and when i build it ,the typhoon.

The way in which you design your planes make for building a trouble free aircraft,  i for one love to build from your planes and will continue to do so.

What have you got planned for the next design?...............

Have you ever considered the JU-52(oh  please....im on my knee's)  .

vince

[Tony Nijhuis]

Thanks Vince,

Its great to know my designs are giving you so much pleaseure

Ju 52.......there's a thought!

Tony

[Fats Flyer]

Hi Tony,

Youv'e made excellent 1,2 and 4 motored aircraft and i think you done an 8 as well didn't you,well  the JU-52 would complete the set.

what do you recon ?

vince

[Dennis Ainsworth]

Hi everybody, for all those who are looking forward to building and flying the Sunderland, imagine actually having the pilot of a full size Sunderland handing the controls over to you when you are about 18yrs old and actually flying one, shant forget that memory in a hurry, its always been my favourite aircraft, got the Airfix kit to build as well, happy memories.

[Dave Stanley]

Hi Everybody,

                   Ive just discovered Tony`s Sunderland---- Now were talking!! I served on the last Sunderlands in service with the  R.A.F. that was on 205/209 squadron at RAF Seletar, Singapore in the late 50`s I have loved the aeroplane ever since, so I really must build this one

                                      Dave

[Dennis Ainsworth]

Hi Dave, how nice to hear from you, would you believe it that you are the first person that I have come accross since I left the RAF in 1953 who worked on the Sunderlands, I was stationed at Calshot and left there when they started to close it down as a Sunderland base, actually the week they did the tests on the Princess and I missed that by a day and was posted to RAF Aldergrove, at Calshot I worked in 235 DSS on the water and loved every minute of it. Anybody else out there who worked on the 'boats. Dennis.

[Dave Stanley]

Hi Dennis,It wasn`t all fun at Seletar--- I had to watch while hordes of civilian staff hauled the boats out of the water and dumped them unceremoniously on the grass in front of our billet and proceeded to chop them to bits--- sacrilege!!! I actually flew in DP198 "W"on it`s last flight.

                                                Dave

[Dennis Ainsworth]

Hi Dave, know what you mean, we had to break one up at Calshot, the main spar had fractured and to comply with the RAF regs the whole aircraft had to be broken up so that nothing could be used in anything else as spares. I managed to get hold of some of the internal wing bracings which was stainless steel oval section and a Gill handle and turned it into a paper knife that I still use everyday.Any idea how you can put a pic on here as I have a great one of a Sunderland. 'D'.