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I have a Idea of a airplane that has never been built yet. for a designer to add a water landing gear to it and a water rudder to A Boeing 737 or another big jet like that.

Sounds like it could be done.
Probably would download it and try it out if someone did make it.
Of course I would settle for the spruce goose if someone would be interested in making that  ;D!

Kevin

just one question... how would you keep the water from going into the engines?

unless you're thinking of some major changes to it

i had this idea of making a canard 737... it would have the wings swept forward like an X-29(?) and with negative dihedral... also the elevators would be up front, and would swing down when you lower flaps

it would look sorta somewhat like this:






c ya

Moach

that 737 looks nuts!!! please release it!

that 737 looks nuts!!! please release it!

indeed please release it, but may i request that you include the apropriate handling configurations that would occur with that physical setup in the real world?
i like to see if im able to fly strange craft like this.

That looks rather stunning.  
From a real-world aerodynamics POV the main wing should have positive dihedral if it's swept forward.  The mid-fuselage mounting is good as it gives a nice strong structure and is clear of the cabin.  Lose the fin and mount the forwarsd canard in the roof and give it a positive dihedral.  This will give you natural yaw-coupling.

I hope you build it!

Here is something I was timkering with:


Kevin Bryan
Unreal Aviation

You could modify it so, that the wings are sweepable to vertical position. So that you would have a Vtol craft.

I saw a big green sea plane that the AI was flying.
Is there a large green {or other colors} sea plane made?
Like the size of a 747?

I have a Idea of a airplane that has never been built yet. for a designer to add a water landing gear to it and a water rudder to A Boeing 737 or another big jet like that.

In real life - the Russians had the "Ekranoplanes", and the Martin P6M Seamaster I believe went supersonic in a dive.

just one question... how would you keep the water from going into the engines?

unless you're thinking of some major changes to it

i had this idea of making a canard 737... it would have the wings swept forward like an X-29(?) and with negative dihedral... also the elevators would be up front, and would swing down when you lower flaps

it would look sorta somewhat like this:






c ya

Moach

No changes made to where the engines are to be placed because all u have to do is put the water landing gear up high enough so they are away from the water

when will you relase the 737?