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will follow later when I have more time....meantime I hope you enjoy the tour.
Add a link and a brief description..........more to follow ..
come on add some more links web footed aeromodellers.
I will add to this thread as and when I find more sites so LOOK and dont assume its all the same.###########means latest link added.
Links to real Seaplane and flyingboat sites
Brian Ribbins - Seawings here in the Uk I some times have problems navigating this site but try opening things in new windows..brilliant model makers and FLYINGBOAT resource site. More links than you can shake a stick at.
http://www.seawings.co.uk/
Flyingboats of the world...exactly what is says......scroll down the big pages lots of technical /historic notes....
http://www.flyingboats.ca/
Virtual aerospace museum...check the Catorgaries - Amphibians etc
http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/general/i.htm http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/itk/w3.htm Small Seaplanes and ultralights...explore the wierd and wonderfull small fry
http://vulatalk.zdwebhosting.com/pi...loats/Page.html
More light seaplanes -Abbotsford Weekend Flyers
http://www.flyingboats.ca/Abbotsfor...tors/index.html
Something new/developing - NZ the Shearwater....pretty - see pictures a personal favourite.
http://www.shearwaterindustries.com/index.html http://www.seaflight.co.nz/
More pics plus a plan view of this here half way down page
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442033 and at Aviation
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...ext_id=0499671
Aviation..great site quite a few waterplanes and..Aerocat dont miss this one..so different it might be Russian
http://ensign.ftlcomm.com/access/to...n/AViation.html http://ensign.ftlcomm.com/planes/aerocat/aerocat.html
The Russians are the only people really building large modern amphibians...server sometimes off line, definately worth viewing history and products. The Italians and Greeks have bought them why cant we replace our old Nimrods with these
http://static.rcgroups.com/forums/im...s/rolleyes.gif .
http://www.beriev.com/eng/core_e.html http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/index.html
Ledkitty spotted this-video
http://www.beta-air.com/eng/be200/
how far can this idea go ..ask the Russians ####################################
http://www.sergib.agava.ru/type/seaplane_e.htm
Front door
http://www.sergib.agava.ru/
WIGs/Ecranoplans..Caspian Seamonsters..
http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php
Ailiners.net Sandringham but its just a start ...The key word is more ..click on it ...stunning pics
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=093328
General aviation site nice pics flyingboat section scroll down menue at side to explore dont forget the racers section
http://www.century-of-flight.net/index.htm
russian aviation site Seaplanes section huge range of pics links to 3 views may require tranlator.
http://win.www.airwar.ru/sw2e.html
Great pictures 3views and some seaplanes..princess et in historic section.
http://www.airbornegrafix.com/index.htm
A great Aviation source for circa WW2 British and empire aircraft Seaplanes/flyingboats in indexes Try Saro shrimp eg.
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/index.htm
Aviation history Seaplanes by name/ make
http://www.aviation-history.com/index.html
extensive data on Martin Aircraft and other US flying boats convairs, Shin Mewa and Sunderland.
http://www.vectorsite.net/indexav.html
A comercial video site but if you ever wanted to see a Saro princess take off fly and find out more about the company take a look at the 5th item on the left.Click to go full screen......then find the PSS model link George built.
http://www.mddm.co.uk/index.htm
Great site for USA Pacific Flyingboats and the only remaining Sikorsky VS44.
http://catalinagoose.homestead.com/index.html http://www.airliners.net/search/pho...inct_entry=true
Seaplanes@
Airliners net ..fantastic collection of pictures and articles.....tricky to navigate at first but worth it ...conection speed may be an issue.
http://www.airliners.net/search/ind...istinct=special
Supermarine S6 Schnieder seaplane stuff. Check Century of flight above!
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/schneider7.html http://www.hydroretro.net/coupeen/coupeeng.htm http://www.hydroretro.net/coupeen/a...marine_s6a.html http://www.excite.co.jp/world/engli...p=JAEN&wb_dis=2
Hampshire /Southhampton museum Hall of Aviation
http://static.rcgroups.com/forums/im...es/biggrin.gif http://www.spitfireonline.co.uk/ More vintage Extrordinary Seaplanes at
http://www.hydroretro.net/retro/index.php3?lang=en
Also here Future shox
http://futurshox.net/aero.php
Japanese site needs translator
http://vintage-aviation.hp.infoseek...-seaplanes.html
Early Aviator ....a trully vast collection of images from the WW1 period of aviation float planes and Seaplanes in pictures and art ...so look around a great resource for these early aircraft.######################
http://www.earlyaviator.com/archive1.htm#list
Virtual Aviation Museum- some usefull stuff on flyingboats -uk/usa/france shortly to be reworked but some good info pics and 3 views of Flyingboats and Seaplanes.
http://avia.russian.ee/index2.html
A great little aviation site for 3 views, models Aircraft , Dehavilland history and a few flyingboats. Love the Meccano
http://static.rcgroups.com/forums/im...es/biggrin.gif http://www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/id21.htm
simillar set up ........ Wings across the World
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/barry.clay1/index.htm
Dr Llewellyn James's site WW2 aircraft usual flying boat suspects nice pics tech specs some 3 views.
http://www.compass.dircon.co.uk/cap.htm
WW2 Flyingboats pictures, drawings, 3views
http://wmilitary.neurok.ru/wwiiflyingboats.html