We Loved This ! RC Float Plane with Super Glide Flight Characteristics

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Essential RC

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@karlschwab6437 Ай бұрын

And a IC engine too? How nice!

@dancahill8555 Ай бұрын

That's a Don McGovern "Sea Cat" as kitted by Berkeley Models in real old RC days-- 1954? A great beauty. Hats off to you guys. Keep 'em flying!

@mothmagic1 Ай бұрын

I like your finesse on the controls with that practice touch and go You hardly made contact with the surface.

@jackvoss5841 Ай бұрын

As a young teen, I had a free flight model very similar to this. The fuselage, wing mount, and wings look identical. The engine mounted on the nose, and had no underwing pontoons. It was a Playboy Junior. We attached my buddy’s O&R 24 engine, filled the tank, fired it up, and I ran to hand-launch it. It lifted up off of my hand, leveled out, and flew a quarter of a mile . A thermal caught it, and it climbed. It continued climbing and circling in that thermal until it went out of sight. It may still be flying, for all I know. We never saw it again. And that was over 70 years ago! Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

@EssentialRC Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I hope it is still flying buddy 😆

@DavidPentland Ай бұрын

That is so cool. I believe the Sea Cat was designed by Henry Struck. I have a kit, this could be the inspiration to build it.

@vincentliphinsun8839 Ай бұрын

soo pretty even the swans were singing

@JordanColeman-r8w Ай бұрын

Home slice is flying with old Skool radio tech, love it! Just got some of mine out of the basement and plan on flying with it soon!!

@OVTraveller Ай бұрын

Perfect configuration: evidently flies like an angel!

@dereklucero5785 Ай бұрын

I love everything RC, ever since I was a kid in the 70’s. Unfortunately when I was 8 in 1979 aa batteries were very expensive. Fast forward to 2024, I’m 53, on a fixed income, disabled, and the crap is still super expensive, but I do like watching the videos 😁👍🇺🇸

@dpitt1516 Ай бұрын

What a beauty !!!!!!!!!!

@michaelcliffe562 Ай бұрын

It looks very responsive even though it only seems to be a 3 channel aircraft. Lovely! Reminds me a bit of my Bird Of Time 2 channel soarer😊

@f2b2f1c Ай бұрын

Berkeley Sea Cat, originally flown free flight. Excellent conversion to RC and electric. On outerzone I think.

@johnnichol9412 Ай бұрын

Yes, on Outerzone.

@QB2ERS Ай бұрын

Intro says floatplane, but it's a seaplane if coarse.

@johnnichol9412 Ай бұрын

@@QB2ERS"if coarse"? Or flying boat?

@QB2ERS Ай бұрын

@@johnnichol9412 yes flying boat

@Jon_Flys_RC Ай бұрын

I have a Jetco navigator that is very similar. One of these days I’ll have to finish it.

@AndrewJarvis-hn7cc Ай бұрын

A single -engine Catalina motor-glider- now that really is creative!!

@russcole5685 Ай бұрын

That's a great description 😂

@chrissharp5073 Ай бұрын

Outstanding. A beautiful model that fly's like a dream. Well done you.

@AlbertRobinson-v3y Ай бұрын

Don McGovern's designs were beautiful but pretty complex.. well done Sir !!!😊

@artesanrc Ай бұрын

Lovely model!

@LWJCarroll Ай бұрын

Cool! I recall the adverts in my older Model Airplane News I think. The name that sprung to mind was Privateer? I always liked the high aspect ratio wing/fuselarge and polyhedral wing. I must be great to be flying with RC. Thanks. Laurie. NZ. 😊

@johnnichol9412 Ай бұрын

The Privateer had engine mounted on pylon on the wing, that in itself was mounted on the cabin. This is the Sea Cat from Berkely.

@donadams8345 Ай бұрын

It looks like a floater in more ways than one!

@exit1368 Ай бұрын

3 channel seaplane, Outstanding!!!

@frankiejr99 Ай бұрын

And it’s working really well signals there and the servos and motor is working

@KiwiDaryl Ай бұрын

Awesome build and flight. Just thinking - you could build something similar by kit bashing a Parkzone Radian :).

@ioannisbatas1614 Ай бұрын

Superb !!!

@bobi2582 Ай бұрын

Most unusual. Lovely stable flyer. I'm guessing 3 ch, rudder, elevator and throttle?

@CliffHarveyRCPlanes 2 ай бұрын

That's a bit different, man and birds in harmony 👍

@EssentialRC 2 ай бұрын

Not seen anything like it before Cliff. Brilliant design

@kbjerke Ай бұрын

Sweet!

@perezges3041 Ай бұрын

Bonito e muito elegante.

@lasersbee Ай бұрын

That's one nice Sea Plane. Almost Glideresque... Wouldn't mind having one of those... 4:40... Scared the crap out of me. Nice touch and go and landing...