Gweduck Flies!

Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment" a week or
two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU

(BTW, for those who are wondering: It's a Pacific Northwest clam, pronounced
"Gooey Duck.")

http://www.gweduc.com/

Ron Wanttaja

On Feb 20, 2:14*am, Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment" a week or
two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU

(BTW, for those who are wondering: *It's a Pacific Northwest clam, pronounced
"Gooey Duck.")

http://www.gweduc.com/

Ron Wanttaja

O'sheenana,

That plane looks niiiiice. Clean lines even the engine nacelle looks
very clean. It even looks right at home on land with the tail gragger
gear.

The Gweduck huh? If and when one of these ever crashes, god forbid,
the term, "Gweduck" will take on its original Native American meaning,
"dig deep".

Wil

Where did they do the test flight? It reminds me of Young's Bay.

Tony

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment" a week or
two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU

(BTW, for those who are wondering: It's a Pacific Northwest clam, pronounced
"Gooey Duck.")

http://www.gweduc.com/

Ron Wanttaja

My guess is at Renton Field, south end of Lake Washington near Seattle.

John

Anthony W wrote:
Where did they do the test flight? It reminds me of Young's Bay.

Tony

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment"
a week or
two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU

(BTW, for those who are wondering: It's a Pacific Northwest clam,
pronounced
"Gooey Duck.")

http://www.gweduc.com/

Ron Wanttaja

I've been there a couple time so it's no wonder the area looked familiar.

Tony

John Ammeter wrote:
My guess is at Renton Field, south end of Lake Washington near Seattle.

John

Anthony W wrote:
Where did they do the test flight? It reminds me of Young's Bay.

Tony

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment"
a week or
two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU

(BTW, for those who are wondering: It's a Pacific Northwest clam,
pronounced
"Gooey Duck.")

http://www.gweduc.com/

Ron Wanttaja

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:57:14 -0800, John Ammeter
wrote:
Anthony W wrote:

Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment"
a week or two ago:

Where did they do the test flight? It reminds me of Young's Bay.

My guess is at Renton Field, south end of Lake Washington near Seattle.

John

Yup, John's right: The plane was built in the Ellison hangar on Renton Airport,
on Lake Washington. The seaplane ramp in the video is the same place Wiley Post
and Will Rogers left from, and where the Douglas World Cruisers got themselves
switched to float gear for the trip to Alaska.

Ron Wanttaja

Ron,
How exciting to hear that about the history of that ramp you wrote
about. As many times as my wife would go out to Renton Field to watch all
the awesome stuff going on I never new that. Pretty cool!! THANKS!! Ted


"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:57:14 -0800, John Ammeter

wrote:
Anthony W wrote:

Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment"
a week or two ago:

Where did they do the test flight? It reminds me of Young's Bay.

My guess is at Renton Field, south end of Lake Washington near Seattle.

John

Yup, John's right: The plane was built in the Ellison hangar on Renton
Airport,
on Lake Washington. The seaplane ramp in the video is the same place
Wiley Post
and Will Rogers left from, and where the Douglas World Cruisers got
themselves
switched to float gear for the trip to Alaska.

Ron Wanttaja

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment" a week or
two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU

(BTW, for those who are wondering: It's a Pacific Northwest clam, pronounced
"Gooey Duck.")

http://www.gweduc.com/

Ron Wanttaja

It looks nice, but seems to sit rather low in the water. I wonder how
it would perform in choppy water with a full load.

Any idea what the cut out / indentation in the hull forward of the
main wheel well is for?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"Dan" wrote

Any idea what the cut out / indentation in the hull forward of the main
wheel well is for?

I would lay money on it being something to do with the pattern of the spray,
perhaps to take the water pressure off the main gear location.
--
Jim in NC

On Feb 20, 8:53*pm, Dan wrote:
Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment" a week or
two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU

(BTW, for those who are wondering: *It's a Pacific Northwest clam, pronounced
"Gooey Duck.")

http://www.gweduc.com/

Ron Wanttaja

* *It looks nice, but seems to sit rather low in the water. I wonder how
it would perform in choppy water with a full load.

* *Any idea what the cut out / indentation in the hull forward of the
main wheel well is for?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

That caught my eyes as well and I came up with the same conclusion as
Jim Morgans.

Wil