Gweduck (Prototype Grumman) Seaplane Leaving UAS Sitka

[@jalbert222]

Wow, what a beautiful airplane. Grumman seaplanes are all magical.

[@robertwalsh5461]

Looks a lot like a scaled down Goose with modern power plants instead of the big frontal area radials. That’s a nice upgrade!

[@stranraerwal]

I like the "big frontal area radials " better.

[@robertwalsh5461]

@@stranraerwal …everyone is entitled to their taste. Those big 9-17 cylinder radials were an excellent defensive advantage to fighter pilots of the Jug, Hellcat and a few other pursuit fighter/bombers in WW2. Like a big shield, they would soak up 30-50 caliber rounds as well as flack in any front on attack and often enough keep running well enough to get the allied pilots home or at least over friendly waters. Many WW2 pilots even preferred the P-47 to a Mustang in the European theater for just this reason. The fact that the PBY Catalina, Goose and many other big navy flying boats had them fitted was simple wartime logistics…the engine factory was churning them out as fast as they could…so they were available.

[@stranraerwal]

@@robertwalsh5461 : don't forget the advantage of not having to deal with heavy, cumbersome, and often troublesome water cooling systems.

[@robertwalsh5461]

@@stranraerwal pointing exactly back towards my last observation…one hit anywhere in the water jacket of the aforementioned Merlin and you were making power for the next few minutes… then your bearings overheated and you were in a glider now…hundreds of miles inside axis lines! On the big radials you could have three cylinders blown off and still be flying, on reduced power, hundreds of miles to an allied aerodrome!

[@track1219]

Wow, when he added power for takeoff that plane really moved out!

[@treywest268]

Up on the step quick! What a great aircraft!!! Truly amphibious planes are the best!!! Richard Bach's book "Travels With Puff" is one of the best books on what it is like to own and fly one.

[@jmpersonal2402]

An improved style to our beloved old Gruman Widgeon - we loved that old lady!

[@universityofalaskasoutheas545]

If anyone is looking for specs on the Gweduck, you can find them at www.gweduck.com/specifications.html. Thanks for watching our video! And please subscribe to our page!! Thank You!!

[@fredschultz6468]

Fantastic, the type Grumman do (did?) so well.

[@johnwayne6501]

outstanding...love to see more of these in the air.

[@kevina8172]

seen it in Anchorage a few years ago, nice

[@bracinggreen3785]

How nice, will it become a Catalina, when grown up?

[@roadking99jokerst60]

Needs waist blisters.

[@Karuiko]

When was this video taken? For some reason the Gweduck just dropped off the face of the planet, and it's hard to find updates on it anymore.

[@universityofalaskasoutheas545]

This video was posted the day after the plane was here in town. So, May 2018.

[@buddywhatshisname522]

They have a Facebook page and a website. They are going into production as a kit plane.

[@rmstitanic8163]

Seaplanes are so dam cool. Never get enough of them. 👍👌

[@buddywhatshisname522]

I’ve always had a soft spot for the widgeon and this gweduck looks amazing.

[@sethkimmel7312]

Are the wingtip floats retractable?

[@universityofalaskasoutheas545]

Yes, individually retractable wing tip floats.

[@robertcovell2787]

I love it! Outstanding airplane!

[@dscott130]

That got out of the water fast.

[@ditzydoo4378]

The Unique arched eye-brow windscreen gone unibrow and fold-up board wing tip floats tell all. The basis for this Kit was a G-21 Grumman "Goose" but with the lines of the Grumman Widgeon. The engines are probably T6 Turbo's This would give better performance at slightly greater horse power and vastly greater weight savings and safety per engine over a radial. The nice thing is that you get the best of all the Grumman designs in one amphibian, without the higher cost and need to buy, strip, mod and rebuild a Goose.

[@danielpearson6306]

Engines are Continental tio520 not turbines.

[@keithb6717]

@@danielpearson6306 A T6 turbo is a turbocharger for piston engines I believe you mean a TSIO520. Some are turbocharged such as the TSIO520N. I don’t know if they use T6’s for the turbos on them.

[@vitogulotta7193]

@@danielpearson6306From the spec sheet. Engines - Lycoming IO & LIO 540 M, 300 HP each

[@fredschultz6468]

What the heck powers the darn thing, it really hikes.

[@Karuiko]

Left and Right hand turning IO-540M. Each producing 300 horsepower with variable pitch propellers.

[@brentroscoe9922]

Is Calderon on that plane

[@ricardogastmann9688]

Congratulations 👏👏👏 good to see,👍 good movie 🤗

[@borgheses]

imagine a seaplane with shaft driven water jetboat nozzle to drive it on water. just turn off the props, and use the jet.

[@Beery1962]

It's like a modernized Widgeon.

[@scottfw7169]

Oh, so that's what a Grumman Widgeon grows up to be.

[@brettnaugher2176]

Plans are being produced to 3-D print these planes as electric powered. They will be very nice types of vessels and damage resistant with a non-stop range. The New World process by Omnijet Ind. can complete them on printer tables with the wing components and super 100 mph motor yachts complete also.

[@unlvqasl]

Beautiful!!!

[@skyforce2132]

That’s a Gweduck! A plane inspired by the Grumman widgeon!

[@tobberfutooagain2628]

Gweduck! Yeah baby!

[@andreilevin1390]

It strange and sad that it remains the only Gweduck ever build

[@michaelexman5474]

i bet that is a harry landing the whole thing is so low to the ground

[@billmorris2613]

Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana 20 Nov 20.

[@universityofalaskasoutheas545]

Thank you for checking out our video!!

[@gregpeterman1102]

Takeoff at 3:10

[@daveblevins3322]

Nice seaplane 👍🇺🇸💪

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Looks a little like Grumman Goose but without radial engines.

[@Karuiko]

It's basically a Grumman Goose but without radial engines. Or metal corrosion problems. Or the huge tendency to turn left on water takeoffs.

[@crashalexander7232]

LOOKED TO BE LESS THAN 1000' TO ROTATE....WOW!!!

[@mariotoro460]

PRESIOSO VIDEO ME ENCANTAN LOS AVIONES EN EL AGUA COMO VUELAN WAAAWWW.

[@jamesfahlstrom4251]

Why does is it Say Prototype Grumman Seaplane.??? I'm pretty sure that the Plane in this Video is a Grumman Widgion.. ?? If that's Not Correct please Leave a comment with correct Type of plane...

[@Karuiko]

It's a Gweduck. A prototype based upon the grumman designs of old, yet updated with things such as a corrosion-proof composite hull, counter-rotating props, deployable water rudder, and more.

[@kenclark9888]

It’s not a Widgeon. It is indeed the Gweduck

[@huntersingle]

Nice

[@tomewing4645]

The new Widgeon

[@KhanRealness]

Looks like a mechanics worst nightmare

[@Karuiko]

A&P here. Would love to work on one of these. It would have a lot less issues in comparison to the metal grumman boats it was based on.

[@hawkmoe2789]

nice 🛫

[@PDZ1122]

It's the Gweduck, nothing to do with Grumman.

[@gappleton8255]

I want one!

[@duch3573]

DOIS MOTORES TURBOÉLICES LINDO.

[@mikeweaver5060]

Gweduck is better than a Widgeon

[@dscott130]

Modified Goose

[@raymondclark1785]

Smaller than a Goose

[@lanthanh1938]

Sell me this goes amphibious aircraft, and sold me this water lake, how much it costs, I bring everything to my country, I used as a means to go to school,

[@timcargile1562]

It's and amphibian flying boat and not a 'seaplane'. Thanks for the video anyway.

[@Karuiko]

Amphibian flying boats and Floatplanes are both seaplanes. They can takeoff and land in the sea.

[@timcargile1562]

@@Karuiko And if they land in the fresh water lakes and rivers they are called 'riverplanes' or 'lakeplanes', I suppose?

[@detectoraid5985]

Sits to low.