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Snickers Pilot	posted 05-29- 06:07 PM Now its beginning to feel like a PBY. I would like to welcome Nat to TeamPBY and thank him for the screen capture of the PBY with the torpedo loadout. I would post the image, but Xoom wont let me do that, so I need to ask anyone who is interested to got to: http://members.xoom.com/Butterfield/teampby and follow the update link. This is beginning to become exciting... Sorry about the broken links to some of the images, I haven't been able to track down what I did wrong yet.... Snickers =FC= TeamPBY [This message has been edited by Snickers (edited 05-29-2000).] IP: Logged
Nat Pilot	posted 05-29- 08:30 PM Well, I'm glad to be helping out in anyway I can, I've been doing alot of work on the PBY the last few days, so I thought it would be ok to post a lil pic of it so far, since I've added the starts of the cockpit, and added the front turret, plus lots of none visable stuff it's lots of fun mussin with an aircraft for a change.. LOL Anyway, here's the pic ------------------ JV44 "Naturlich" If you can't out run em.. <B>OUT GUN EM!</B> <B>Nats FS-SDOE Site</B> IP: Logged
slk unregistered	posted 05-29- 08:44 PM Hey guys what was the name of another seaplane that had 2 rudders that were mounted on canted stabilizers. It seem that it too had a turrent and maybe a rear gunner position, know which plane I'm talking about? Cool pic Nat & Snik... Psi IP: Logged
Snickers Pilot	posted 05-29- 09:13 PM Psi - I think you are talking about the PB2Y3 (4 engined beasite.....) That plane was not amphibious and cost about 3 times what a PBY-5A did. They only made about 30 of them. ------------------ Snickers =FC= [This message has been edited by Snickers (edited 05-29-2000).] IP: Logged
Laika 801 Pilot	posted 05-30- 01:26 AM Why does it look so "un-smooth" ? I even can see single faces ! Will you "ifx" this ? LK IP: Logged
Nat Pilot	posted 05-30- 01:31 AM hhhmmm.. yes it does.. LOL, but thats something I really don't know how to sort out, maybe one of the team can do it, I just mailed Snick the SM I've been working on, with blisters added, and cockpit panel, seats, nose turret etc. Theres alot of work to do, but I've been gettin alot done on it, it's been alot of fun and has even cept my away form making my next IJN Cruiser the Mogami.. so that about tells you.. IP: Logged
Biggles Pilot	posted 05-30- 01:55 AM About the twin fined amphibian. there were lost with twin fins, another was the Supermarine Seagull III.Amphibious and twined finned, don't think it had tail turret gon though! IP: Logged
li'l bastard Pilot	posted 05-30- 02:24 AM i was thinkin about the floating and torpedoes problem... how do ships keep their position on water? When u build up one of these u apply something to their bottoms, like a "u should float" command or something? Couln't u apply it (if it does exist...) to the PBY bottom? About the torpedoes, I've seen water has something like a "sinkin level" before planes blow up, u think there's no way to let a torpedo slide there? It would be my dream to make a low altitude attack... Just an idea, anyway... Li'l out IP: Logged
semmern Pilot	posted 05-30- 07:02 AM Hey, Psi. That four-engined you talked about was the Consolidated PB2Y Coronado. Four-engined, tail- top and waist gunners. And, yes, it was amphibian. IP: Logged
Nat Pilot	posted 05-30- 11:56 AM lil Bastard, The reason ships don't sink, or any ground object you put on water, is because they have no weight, and they don't take damge from water because they have no inertia, I wish it was something we had to do to them to stop water damage and sinking, but it's the opposite, its what we don't do in effect. The problems if, for a torpedo to fall to see level, it has to have weight, and obviously also has to have inertia, I don't blame you for asking that Q though, it was one of my first Q's about it when I first started getting into OPS etc ~Nat~ IP: Logged
slk unregistered	posted 05-30- 12:11 PM Snik, Semmern, The one that I'm thinking of had 2 engines and looked like a PBY in the front. It had a turrent in the front that was almost identical to the PBY in the picture, thats what made me think of it. It had a "Y" tail configuration with twin rudders. I'll see if I can get some info on it and post... Psi IP: Logged
Razer Pilot	posted 05-30- 12:37 PM You guys mind sending me the latest version to play around with the model? ------------------ Tony "Razer" Martin http://www.fshangar.com IP: Logged
Nat Pilot	posted 05-30- 12:41 PM Razor, you'll have to ask Snick about that, I've done alot on it, but I couldn't say if mine is the latest version, mine is unflyable right now due to some big changes that need to be finished, but I should have that done tonight. Snick has my last latest version though, it's a lil out of date already though now.. lol ~Nat~ IP: Logged
Razer Pilot	posted 05-30- 12:44 PM yo! Snick! ------------------ Tony "Razer" Martin http://www.fshangar.com IP: Logged
slk unregistered	posted 05-30- 01:09 PM K, Just been through about 500 pictures of seaplanes and didn't see what I was trying to describe. I did however find some pics of the PB2Y Coronado, the 4 engine A/C that you discribed. That aint it, similar in the tail structure but disimilar is size and amount of engines. After seeing all the versions and modifications of the PBY it is a possibility that the "Y" wing version of the PBY was a retro-fit and never produced in any numbers. When I was a kid I purchased a model of this mysterious version of the PBY and thought it was the neatest thing I had ever seen. I am convinced that the model of the seaplane I bought as a kid was a version of the PBY. I may never find a picture of it...TAIL HELP... Psi IP: Logged
semmern Pilot	posted 05-30- 01:25 PM Ah, Psi, you mean the Martin PBM Mariner. Twin engines, nose, tail and top tuurets. Y-tail. And there wasn't no Y-winged PBY. Gotta be that one. IP: Logged
slk unregistered	posted 05-30- 01:44 PM Semmern, YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! Just went and looked it up on the net, and you were right, a Martin PBM Mariner. Thanks man, if you knew how long it had been sence I was a kid you wouldn't wonder about my memory .pretty cool plane though huh... Psi [This message has been edited by slk (edited 05-30-2000).] IP: Logged
Snickers Pilot	posted 05-30- 01:58 PM The PBM wasn't quite as sleek as the PBY, but yeah, I remember that one too. Hey Razor, check your email... ------------------ Snickers =FC= [This message has been edited by Snickers (edited 05-30-2000).] IP: Logged
slk unregistered	posted 05-30- 02:06 PM Snickers, I'm certain now that it is the Martin PBM Mariner that I was thinking of. Thanks for your input and I'm sorry that I strayed this thread, CARRY ON... Psi IP: Logged
Snickers Pilot	posted 05-30- 02:26 PM Everyone makes it sound like the PBY didn't have and aft facing .50 cal.... (Some variants didnt. Some had a .30 others a .50) ------------------ Snickers =FC= IP: Logged
Pete Hawk Pilot	posted 05-30- 03:22 PM Guys, This plane is very cool in person. Got to see one yesterday. Wow. Looking good Snick! IP: Logged
Razer Pilot	posted 05-30- 07:22 PM I'm hoping on the PBY bandwagon for a few days. Lets see what i can do.. ------------------ Tony "Razer" Martin http://www.fshangar.com IP: Logged

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