Absolutely gorgeous! I have been a big Catalina fan for many years. If I had ever had the means to learn to fly and own any plane I wanted, I think it might have been a PBY! The sound of this RC model is fantastic, too, with its 3-cylinder radials. Although I can appreciate the advantages of the electrics in wide use, I really think the manufacturers need to come up with a chip and speaker system that puts out the appropriate big inline, v-12, or radial engine sound the real aircraft had/has. Even as far as reproducing the sporadic coughing of a big radial first coming to life! If any company wants to take this idea and run with it, you’re welcome to it!
I wish that the model engine makers would make right hand engines so we could get the simplicity and safety of counter rotating props. It was plane to see (pun intended) that even with full right rudder, it was wanting to pull hard left. My large scale A-26 suffers with the same problem.Not enough rudder authority at slow speed and high power.
Yep … breaking that water barrier isn’t easy. it needs raw power. When the Seaborne seaplane lands and takes off where I live, I can hear the sound from several miles away. There is literally a two second delay from seeing it and hearing it for me. Bucket list? Fly in a seaplane from St. Thomas to St. Croix? 🗽📣
I remember the hangers and ramps on the local Naval base that housed these. I can't recall them flying, I do remember the Naval blimps being phased out, flying over head.
I suspect that during the water tests, Catalina collected water into the fuselage, during takeoff, the water moved to the tail of the fuselage, after which the hangover with the transition to a stall on the wing - corkscrew. The model is very beautiful respect to the author! With best wishes for further creativity!
This was the first water launch of the model. The fact that the nose went down was due to the pilot who simply gave too much throttle during the first attempts. ;-)
Подозреваю что при водных испытаниях Каталина набрала воды в фюзеляж, при взлёте вода переместилась в хвостовую часть фюзеляжа, после чего зависание с переходом в срыв на крыло - штопор. Модель очень красивая респект автору! С наилучшими пожеланиями в дальнейшем творчестве!
Правильно! Во время первого полета в фюзеляж попало слишком много воды. В результате я переработал его и добился значительного улучшения: ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html 🙂 Теперь у меня есть и другие пропеллеры для него, от которых я также ожидаю небольшого улучшения.
Lovely model of an iconic amphibian...Like the wind speed you often see modellers flying in you cant scale it or, in this case the waves. If one were to scale the waves to the airplane it would probably being like trying to take off in a heavy swell of very large waves....A dead calm or very gentle breeze might be advantageous...
The electronics are well protected in the center section of the wing. So far iI haven't had any problems with anything getting wet. The airplane is mostly wood construction. After a few starts you notice that the wood has soaked up water. So I built a second Catalina in carbonfiber-amaritecomb-composite. ua-cam.com/video/dpzwDOaHb8A/v-deo.html Next season is first water take off for it. 🙂 Also check out this: ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html
Wie hast du die Motoren synchronisiert? Konnte eine alte DC3 mit 2 OS glow übernehmen aber habe leider keine Ahnung wie ich die Motoren so hinkriege das sie immer gleich viel Schub leisten.
Only watched part of it. Great model, but the crappy music ruined the sound. If you must have musak, keep it in the background so we can hear those engines sing.
OMG i LOVE that aircraft always have ... it had one thing no other aircraft had .. it was made from the get go to shut down one of the 2 engines and still be able to fly well ..... i would LOVE a non powered display of this wish my hands didnt shake i would build one ... keep up the practice you will get the water thing down pat .. it does seem to be riding low in the water ... was it leaking by chance ?
Yes, I indeed built a second Catalina with carbon combs composite fuselage (vacuum processed) and shaved off 5 kg: ua-cam.com/video/dpzwDOaHb8A/v-deo.html
Nice plane and nice viceo, a shame I have to hear your choice of music over the engines, prefer silence so finally muted and missed any further engine sounds.. :(
nach dem theater am anfang, hab ich von dem wasserstart mehr erwartet. es erinnerte mich eher an ein u-boot das zu tauchen, als an ein flugboot das abzuheben versucht...
I recall reading that the pilots would pat down all the crew members to make sure that none of them had a lighter or book of matches in a stray pocket. These planes were essentially flying gas cans.
you have to put a drone with a camera (be able to see it on an LCD screen) behind this model plane so that the pilot can better see the direction in which the model plane is going. this way you can more accurately control the flight of the model airplane.
Those tiny ripples in the water are scale equivilent to a two to three foot swell I would guess. I don't know what kind of conditions the full size Catalina could take, but anything more than a millpond is misery in a flying boat.
I did not buy it, it is built from a wooden kit. For the Ms. Pickup, I constructed the fuselage myself in the original form and then built it in CFK composite construction on the basis of the 1/8th model.
Well, that’s just spectacular. I have always loved the PBY and find this thrilling. It appears to my untrained eye that it rides very, very slightly down at the nose when in a slow taxi on the water. Is that the case?
This was the first water launch of the model. The fact that the nose went down was due to the pilot who simply gave too much throttle during the first attempts. ;-) But it's really an exceptional plane.
@@Unungulingi That makes sense since the center of thrust is so high an the airframe. Thanks for that insight; I do so wish I could have flown one. As to it being “exceptional”, that is clear.
This was the first water launch of the model. The fact that the nose went down was due to the pilot who simply gave too much throttle during the first attempts. ;-) But this year, same model: ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html
I cannot get over 3 cylinder radial. Seems to combine the disadvantage of both inline-3 and radial-7. Cataline has two rows .. so inline is not totally unmotivated.
Beautiful model - great performance. For me, though, the repetitious, endless-loop music bed killed the mood. Why is it still deemed mandatory to stick a music track under virtually every video posted? Adds nothing, detracts much.
Absolutely gorgeous! I have been a big Catalina fan for many years. If I had ever had the means to learn to fly and own any plane I wanted, I think it might have been a PBY!
The sound of this RC model is fantastic, too, with its 3-cylinder radials.
Although I can appreciate the advantages of the electrics in wide use, I really think the manufacturers need to come up with a chip and speaker system that puts out the appropriate big inline, v-12, or radial engine sound the real aircraft had/has. Even as far as reproducing the sporadic coughing of a big radial first coming to life! If any company wants to take this idea and run with it, you’re welcome to it!
I had the pleasure of watching a real Catalina at an air show in Bray, Ireland yesterday. This model is a beauty.
Always loved the Catalina. And to watch a scaled RC version taking off from the water is pretty awesome. Top notch. 👌
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Impressive model! I'm amazed the motors kept running with all that spray going over them.
Those tiny engines must've been in a lot of strain.
Very impressive. First PBY RC model I have seen and it's truly amphibious like it's full size inspiration.
This is a treat to see. Never saw an R.C. version take off in water.
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One of my all time favourite aircraft and this model definately has that wow factor. Thank you for sharing
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Lovely model. The model is cruising faster than a fullsize Cat could cruise!
The energy required to take off from water is enormous compared to a runway. Because of the scaling its shows the difficulty.
Eh. No. For instance an amphibious Twin Otter even specifies less take off distance on water than on a runway.
I wish that the model engine makers would make right hand engines so we could get the simplicity and safety of counter rotating props. It was plane to see (pun intended) that even with full right rudder, it was wanting to pull hard left. My large scale A-26 suffers with the same problem.Not enough rudder authority at slow speed and high power.
Yep … breaking that water barrier isn’t easy. it needs raw power. When the Seaborne seaplane lands and takes off where I live, I can hear the sound from several miles away. There is literally a two second delay from seeing it and hearing it for me.
Bucket list? Fly in a seaplane from St. Thomas to St. Croix? 🗽📣
Looks really nice! I was thinking during the video that it would be nice to hear the motor sounds and bam, there it was.
Thanks for posting this
PBY Catalina, very rare and exciting RC-model. Very well done!
She is a beauty. Thanks for sharing your passion. By the way great landing on the grass field!
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A beautiful model! I had the pleasure (?) of working on real ones up in Northern Ontario, years ago.
Thanks for the video!
Beautiful video. Thank you. Exquisite modeling.
One of my favorite RC videos
Amazing that the spray didn't kill an engine! Had the devil's own time getting her up on the step... a beautiful plane! I've got the 1:10 version. ;-)
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Sometimes a musical soundtrack is not appropriate, especially when the viewers want to hear the engines.
Beautiful video, thanks for posting! Although it kind of suggests why flying boats went out of favour after WW2 when it was digging its nose in.
What a beautiful model! Bravo, pilot!
Cat had adjustable wing of 8 degrees invalshoek water different from ground beautifull Job yunis
Ein sehr gelungenes Modell einer PBY.
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@@Unungulingi danke :)
I suspect subsequent takeoffs improved after you'd worked out the correct technique for water takeoffs. Well done .... and a beautiful model too 👍
She is a beauty
I remember the hangers and ramps on the local Naval base that housed these. I can't recall them flying, I do remember the Naval blimps being phased out, flying over head.
As beautiful and flyable as the real thing!
This year, same model: ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html 🙂
I suspect that during the water tests, Catalina collected water into the fuselage, during takeoff, the water moved to the tail of the fuselage, after which the hangover with the transition to a stall on the wing - corkscrew. The model is very beautiful respect to the author! With best wishes for further creativity!
ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html 🙂
Beautiful scale model, for a second there I thought she may become a sub. 👌
This was the first water launch of the model. The fact that the nose went down was due to the pilot who simply gave too much throttle during the first attempts. ;-)
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Stunning, one of my fav ww2 aircraft
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This looks homemade, what an amazing design!
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seemed like it took on some water??? rocked back and forth on take off too as if it was sloshing.... Great model
Подозреваю что при водных испытаниях Каталина набрала воды в фюзеляж, при взлёте вода переместилась в хвостовую часть фюзеляжа, после чего зависание с переходом в срыв на крыло - штопор. Модель очень красивая респект автору! С наилучшими пожеланиями в дальнейшем творчестве!
Правильно! Во время первого полета в фюзеляж попало слишком много воды. В результате я переработал его и добился значительного улучшения: ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html 🙂
Теперь у меня есть и другие пропеллеры для него, от которых я также ожидаю небольшого улучшения.
Catalina always a beautiful bird.. thanks for sharing this such a fine craft realistic model.
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Ein wirklich feines Modell. Respekt.
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Whow those are some beatifull images
That is the most adorable thing Ive ever seen. The plane that spotted the Bismark while she tried to steam for Spain, in miniature! Fantastic!
You need to do what Navy crews did on calm water; open up with the bowchaser machine gun to break up the surface tension.
I went to Catalina (island) on this type of seaplane. A bit frightening. I don't remember it pushing that much water at the bow.
Surprised the water didnt stall the engines. Beautifel model
Тоже супер, отлично посадил!!!
Lovely model of an iconic amphibian...Like the wind speed you often see modellers flying in you cant scale it or, in this case the waves. If one were to scale the waves to the airplane it would probably being like trying to take off in a heavy swell of very large waves....A dead calm or very gentle breeze might be advantageous...
Wow that was amazing , great take offing water 👍
What a great model. Looks nose heavy in the water?
Could do without the loud music.
Would be nice to hear the engines.
Somehow I’ve never thought of the phrase “PB-Y Catalina high speed pass” 0:58. Nichtdestoweniger, toller Flug!
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How do you keep the water from getting at the electronics? Hard to believe that it could be that water tight!
The electronics are well protected in the center section of the wing. So far iI haven't had any problems with anything getting wet. The airplane is mostly wood construction. After a few starts you notice that the wood has soaked up water. So I built a second Catalina in carbonfiber-amaritecomb-composite. ua-cam.com/video/dpzwDOaHb8A/v-deo.html Next season is first water take off for it. 🙂 Also check out this: ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html
Wie hast du die Motoren synchronisiert? Konnte eine alte DC3 mit 2 OS glow übernehmen aber habe leider keine Ahnung wie ich die Motoren so hinkriege das sie immer gleich viel Schub leisten.
Only watched part of it. Great model, but the crappy music ruined the sound. If you must have musak, keep it in the background so we can hear those engines sing.
That took courage, confidence, and skill both building and flying. A few $ also helped.
A lot of $$$!
I wish we could have heard it properly.
did it just fly away forever???
Wing loading may be a touch heavy
Is this a model of the plane that landed to help the survivors of the U.S.S. Indianapolis?
OMG i LOVE that aircraft always have ... it had one thing no other aircraft had .. it was made from the get go to shut down one of the 2 engines and still be able to fly well ..... i would LOVE a non powered display of this wish my hands didnt shake i would build one ... keep up the practice you will get the water thing down pat .. it does seem to be riding low in the water ... was it leaking by chance ?
Amazing plane!🔧⚒️🛠️😀👍
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It would be a nice touch if you add bombs and bomb racks on the underwings, and machine gun barrels in the tail and waist blisters.
Einfach Beautiful ❗👌😀👍
Cousteau's Calypso 2... Beautiful seaplane.
You remember. That was a beauty
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Show de aeronave, e tb um show de pilotagem. Parabéns.....
Nice bird! If you build another one, how much weight do you think you could shave off?
Yes, I indeed built a second Catalina with carbon combs composite fuselage (vacuum processed) and shaved off 5 kg: ua-cam.com/video/dpzwDOaHb8A/v-deo.html
Great presentation
Where can I buy and/or build one like that plane
rcsturla.com/
Awesome modeling. Cool to see a major aircraft from ww2
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Nice plane and nice viceo, a shame I have to hear your choice of music over the engines, prefer silence so finally muted and missed any further engine sounds.. :(
Beautiful built..fabulous flight!
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nach dem theater am anfang, hab ich von dem wasserstart mehr erwartet. es erinnerte mich eher an ein u-boot das zu tauchen, als an ein flugboot das abzuheben versucht...
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I recall reading that the pilots would pat down all the crew members to make sure that none of them had a lighter or book of matches in a stray pocket. These planes were essentially flying gas cans.
How was the landing?
you have to put a drone with a camera (be able to see it on an LCD screen) behind this model plane so that the pilot can better see the direction in which the model plane is going. this way you can more accurately control the flight of the model airplane.
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Sound of the engines fits wel to this model. Not the high reving nitro's.
Sitting pretty low in the water, was it taking on water? Do you have bilge pump?
Lol
Maybe more foam will help it float like using great stuff
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Very nice. thank you for the post
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What engines used please
2 x Radial SAITO FG-60R3 Benzin
Those tiny ripples in the water are scale equivilent to a two to three foot swell I would guess. I don't know what kind of conditions the full size Catalina could take, but anything more than a millpond is misery in a flying boat.
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a question where did u buy this?
I did not buy it, it is built from a wooden kit. For the Ms. Pickup, I constructed the fuselage myself in the original form and then built it in CFK composite construction on the basis of the 1/8th model.
@@reinerjorg5732 ok thx
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Hello Sebastian
I have decided to sell the Cataliana 1.
Please contact me if you are interested
@@reinerjorg5732 ohhhhhhhh yes very how much would u sell it for????
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Needs more stab/ elevator and bigger tail and rudder. and perhaps a deeper keel and water rudder.
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She's a beauty, with all the clunky spars and gear showing. The body gunners' bubbles seem a bit large, but that's just a jealous observation JL
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How about the landing ????
Needs a small amount of weight in the back for water
porpoising is a Center of Gravity problem, if you are lucky.
Looks like it was too low in the water.
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I think the challenge is how to put the nose up from the water and that is the right time to take off
Exactly loke my 60" catalina on water. No way will mine lift off. I put bow deflectors on. Still no joy
What a sight! 👍
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I hate to think how much he’s invested in this model. The engines alone must be a fortune!
Yeah those bastards aren't cheap I paid around $ 1,000 for my fg-19R3
About 5k
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Nicely done.
Well, that’s just spectacular. I have always loved the PBY and find this thrilling.
It appears to my untrained eye that it rides very, very slightly down at the nose when in a slow taxi on the water. Is that the case?
This was the first water launch of the model. The fact that the nose went down was due to the pilot who simply gave too much throttle during the first attempts. ;-) But it's really an exceptional plane.
@@Unungulingi That makes sense since the center of thrust is so high an the airframe. Thanks for that insight; I do so wish I could have flown one. As to it being “exceptional”, that is clear.
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It's a pity the waves and wash on the surface of the water aren't also to scale!!
This was the first water launch of the model. The fact that the nose went down was due to the pilot who simply gave too much throttle during the first attempts. ;-)
But this year, same model: ua-cam.com/video/tY3VcutCuQU/v-deo.html
Nice plane.
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Never overlay music on this type of thing. The engines ARE the music!
If the real ones floated like that, they would have never left the ocean!
LOS HNOS.ROMAY TENÍAN UN CATALINA A ESCALA .
EN SEXTO GRADO EN 1978....EN CIUDAD EVITA , LA MATANZA, BS.AS.ARGENTINA.
Beautiful model but please get rid of the music . Let us hear the sound of the engines !
I cannot get over 3 cylinder radial. Seems to combine the disadvantage of both inline-3 and radial-7. Cataline has two rows .. so inline is not totally unmotivated.
Excellent.
Wonderful!
Amazing
Beautiful model - great performance. For me, though, the repetitious, endless-loop music bed killed the mood. Why is it still deemed mandatory to stick a music track under virtually every video posted? Adds nothing, detracts much.
I want one
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BRAVO!!!
Fabulous
Super !!!!!!!
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Sehr schön.