Thread:Pokermind/@comment-4736671-20150115004732/@comment-4762474-20150127024609

Wil. Taylor was thinking boxy for ease of construction: my latest attempt removes the open fusualage frame  adds double doors for cargo, and has the round cockpit of the Dornier, Taylor likes that.

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We will see how this one goes over On January 26, 2015 Taylor says:Rather like the Dornier in the sense that the fuselage is a bit straighter (higher tail, or aft fuselage) but shorter than that aircraft, fore and aft. There are a lot of cool designs that might have influenced PB5, but the criteria was: deep hull for cargo capacity–and to keep the wing and engines high so it could operate off of water that’s not perfectly calm. Incorporating the wing into the fuselage for strength. A high vertical stabilizer, like you drew, but simplified for ease of construction. The last, of course, is one of the most important criteria. Probably not many radically faired features above the waterline. Hmm. Maybe think PBY below the waterline, with a straighter, boxier fuselage above that? Shoot, I don’t know why I’m nit-picking. It’s YOUR artistic concept! You can draw whatever you want! HA! On January 27, 2015 Taylor says:Ha, Joe, I had a ’53 Buick (great car, loved that straight 8!) and it was always tough (and expensive) keeping 6 volt batteries in it–so, for years, I always parked it on a slight grade wherever I went. All it took was the slightest roll, and VROOM!

I know, Charlie. Wood is easy to bend. They’ve even got fairly elliptical wings on the P-1s. I’m just thinking simplicity for BIG–and to help speed up production. Everybody’s been screaming for PB5s like crazy. As for land vehicles. . . yes. Eventually. But like everything else, priorities have been gobbling everything up, and our guys are just now starting to get a handle on improving things, as well as branching out. So far, a lot of “good enough” (Nancys, for example) trumped a few of “better.” to a large degree. “Better” is finally starting to trickle in.