Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here is my seaplane creation to parallel the seaplane contest. I had some parts laying around and wanted to see what I could come up with. I started kind of late and only had time to test fly it from dry land and taxi test it in the pool, but did not have the opportunity to operate from water, which is a relatively large undertaking in Arizona.
It taxied well and flew pretty well, though I'll probably add some wingtip extensions. I might have considered de-papering some areas of the foamboard and taping directly to the foam to save weight. Although this reduces durability it would have helped save some weight.
The actual entries for the seaplane contest are in a separate video to follow very shortly.
The "official" Experimental Airlines seaplane for the core fleet will likely be a blend of the better ideas from among the Exocet and the other airplanes you will see.
In the video thumbnail you will see Armin doing what 5-year-olds do - being a goofball.
Here is my seaplane creation to parallel the seaplane contest. I had some parts laying around and wanted to see what I could come up with. I started kind of late and only had time to test fly it from dry land and taxi test it in the pool, but did not have the opportunity to operate from water, which is a relatively large undertaking in Arizona.
It taxied well and flew pretty well, though I'll probably add some wingtip extensions. I might have considered de-papering some areas of the foamboard and taping directly to the foam to save weight. Although this reduces durability it would have helped save some weight.
The actual entries for the seaplane contest are in a separate video to follow very shortly.
The "official" Experimental Airlines seaplane for the core fleet will likely be a blend of the better ideas from among the Exocet and the other airplanes you will see.
In the video thumbnail you will see Armin doing what 5-year-olds do - being a goofball.
