But it would need to go to an airport.

If you think about the infrastructure required for modern day mass travel the actual runway is one of the smallest bits of construction.

It’s the passenger handling stuff that would still requite building even for a flying boat. You couldn’t just pull into a harbour and putter out in a motor boat any more.

Moggy

PS Thanks to all those who posted the P6M material. Good looking aircraft huh?

The P6M was a stunning aircraft its rather odd considering that the USN had already started converting ships to act as tenders, she was very close to being operational. it broke some altitude and speed records in its early flights and was capable of more that 1100 km/h at 7000 metres. she would have been on hell of an aircraft.

fair point, just a hypothesis, and, of course you are right, its always tempting to try and justify building and operating the largest aircraft in the world 🙂

Wasn’t there a rather sexy jet-powered Martin flying boat planned or prototyped in the sixties?

I seem to remember making up a plastic kit of it.

Moggy

yeah
the Martin P6M seamaster, had some pretty impressive features for an aircraft of its size. apparently it had fighter like manouverability!

to be honest, i really don’t know why they aren’t after the one at BAe Filton??? wasn’t that the last one to fly? surely that would be a better candidate? i was there on work experience not so long ago, and i spoke to one of the people about it, its had its hydraulics drained etc, but still easier as its in this country and isn’t owned by the french???:diablo:

Well it had to happen I suppose – put my two-penneth in and got my head well and truely bitten off, chewed and spat out at the end… 😮
Read through the attacks after my post here…. Here

I don’t think I’ll bother responding in there and lowering myself to their standards….. 🙁

I can see why you didnt respond to any of those, i dont think any of those plonkers have a half brain. it seems to me that Urban Exploration is just a posh term for “Trespass” but, when you are dealing with people who cannot use words that involve more than two syllables, and also use the word “Geezer” in polite conversation, there isnt much you can do to get a smiple message across!

Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 Ex.22 Sqn, XJ729 (G-BVGE)

Swindon – Fairford
Swindon – Brize Norton
Swindon – Cosford (i think i was 8 at the time)

Im 99% sure she is the last remaining whirlwind that can fly please correct me if im wrong.