The Great Seaplane Challenge Results

Visit the entry page: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/ifb33R/Seaplane-Challenge-2-2024-CLOSED

I have been testing the planes since last week. There were 48 entries, and this seaplane challenge was very tight; the outcomes were incredible. I saw these beautiful builds, which are excellent in their own way. So, Defining the First, Second, and Third would be too cruel.

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I want to offer these four people TOP prizes:

(10 upvotes + 3 spotlights)

brians1209 -

Lockheed XB-221

Incredible design, well thought out with so many mechanical parts. I am a bit uneasy about the pontoon design, which is not hydrodynamic enough. Overall, this is an outstanding design—hands down.

AntonWings -

Consolidated PYB-5A

Grumman G21 Goose

Both are beautiful and so stable to fly. The P.Y.B. dorsal gunner's rotating glass covers are so unique. I recommend everyone try them.

CrazyCatZe

Lorie HG-10

Incredible design and details: wires, stress, the ship-like cabin, auto-aiming canon, the pusher props, every piece is so cool. It is a believable fictional seaplane of the interwar period (1930s).

FatPilotOne

Hughes H-4 Herculies

This is an 8-engine beast. This plane may look too simple from far away, but it requires so many calculations and accuracy to make it happen. Its flight feels big and graceful, and the flaps on its wings are amazing. Hercules was one of the largest planes ever built in real life.

LonelySea22 -

F.B.A Type B Reconnaissance and Savoia S.21

Savoia-S-21-Folgore

Both planes gave me a great experience. The fabric-covered wings from the F.B.A. Type B Reconnaissance are a great idea, and it is very cool to see the inner wing structures. This gives me a true 1920s-era feeling.

Honorable mentions to -

steampunkair

Hydroplane

It is a simple concept build out of just 27 parts. But that's fine, I look at it and found it is a Great concept to skim above the surface of the ocean steadily. Well thought out. Unfortunately, everybody skip this great concept and he/she got just 4 upvotes. So much under voted.

Cartooncat32exe

Heinkel hd 55

This is another beautiful yet everyone missed this plane to try. Of course, it was also much under voted. A nicely built, fly very well, and proportionate.

(8 upvotes + 2 spotlights)

Awards are coming soon.

I will be going to spotlight and upvote you all. But please give me some time because I do not use alternate accounts while there is a limit in Spotlights per day.

And thank you to all participants!

Win's Wings @winswings
3/10/2024 New York