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calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 1st, 2016, 9:38 pm

I have acquired a large Calcutta flying been around for a long time by the look of it don't know of any history for the model like who built it and when perhaps someone out there may know of it cant have been many of these around the size is 12' wing span and had a single wheel fitted in fuz,
she is a huge plane would like to refurbish and get it flying again
can any one out there help ill get some pics done when weather improves then try to post on here
thanks

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby Tony Collins 1073 » February 1st, 2016, 10:55 pm

Hi Grahame. Maybe second time lucky eh?
There are quite a lot of pictures and information about the Calcutta Flying Boat on the internet.
If you enter the name into something like google search engine and click on images all will be revealed.
However just to get you going here is a link for you to click on for a start.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_S.8_Calcutta

Tony.

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 1st, 2016, 11:44 pm

yes ive seen then looking for info on who may have made this model I have and if pos some info on it pics motors fitted how it flew ect?

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby John Greenfield » February 2nd, 2016, 8:06 am

Could it have been Jeremy Shaw's. I recall way back that he built a Calcutta of about that size ?

Jhn

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby david clarke » February 2nd, 2016, 10:24 am

Roger Bale also built one,i had it here for a while,can't remember what span it was though.

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 2nd, 2016, 8:50 pm

would be great to contact them to see if it was there's
how can I contact them?

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby stuart knowles 1611 » February 2nd, 2016, 10:24 pm

Is your boat a twin ir a triple engine, engines mounted between the wings? The single wheel in the hull bottom reminds me of one I saw at Cosford, parentage Roger Bale?

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby david clarke » February 2nd, 2016, 11:30 pm

The one i had here had 3 engines and a wheel in the hull.

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 3rd, 2016, 12:09 am

this one had the wheel in the hull and metal skids in the floats yes three engines the I just had the airframe only fuz is covered in cardboard

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 3rd, 2016, 12:11 am

did you have any pics of her

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby david clarke » February 3rd, 2016, 10:27 am

Hello Grahame,made a call this morning,did you buy it from Nat Barkwill ? did you buy a Sunderland at the same time ?.
If so then the Calcutta was built by Roger Bale,had some pictures somewhere but cant find them,if i do i will post them on here.

Cheers,Dave.

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby david clarke » February 3rd, 2016, 10:33 am

Is this it Grahame ?.

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 7th, 2016, 9:47 pm

no the size looks right but has different undercarriage
yes we did have the sunderland the same time

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby david clarke » February 8th, 2016, 5:56 am

The uc in the picture was a drop off dolly he probably didn't give you that bit,the model in the picture is the one that nat barkwill bought from me.I spoke to him last week and he sold it along with the sunderland.

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 8th, 2016, 7:16 pm

she is looking a bit tidier now ill do pics in next couple of days probably on our lake .
ok thanks were did the elevator servos go were they fitted in tailplane ?

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Re: calcutta flying boat

Postby grahame bolding » February 8th, 2016, 7:24 pm

dose any one have any video of here I know its a long shot
I have loads of info including build pics of the sunderland

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