Thursday, 10 November 2022

Amphibious Plane Anyone?

This new plastic toy available from Alibaba intrigued me. Its a waterproof plane. Now why would you want that function, besides it being pretty neat?

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  1. Did you notice the propellers on the rear of the delta wings. Clearly, they intend this to be a fully amphibious, perhaps submersible plane, a bit like those in the movie "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."

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  2. Paul Adams from New Zealand11/10/2022 5:05 am

    The basic aircraft type looks to be a Soviet/Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet, NATO code-name Flanker. There is a version that flies off aircraft carriers if that is any help.

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  3. It's actually a foam radio control model.

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  4. Ive seen this on Instagram, flies amazingly well - I doubt it functions in water, but being foam, is presumably waterproof against bad landings! Bill

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  5. Griffith Ingram11/10/2022 12:28 pm

    On a completely different point, if you scroll down on this page: https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4304/1, I believe I've found the origins of the Scramble Bug!

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    1. Nice one Grif - Ive seen that vehicle before, but didn't know it was carried by a Surveyor! The close up of the wheel construction looks awful like the Prospector tyres too! Bill

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