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Flyer 34"

View:   Features   |   History Total Dims: 34" L x 12" W x 6" H
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Features: Flyer 34"

 

  • SOLD FULLY ASSEMBLED - THIS IS NOT A MODEL SHIP KIT
  • Overall dimensions: 38" long x 11" wide x 10" high
  • The Flyer model boat has a dashboard that has realistic gauges/switches. This is not a sticker. 
  • This speedboat is meticulously painted like the actual Flyer boat.
  • To build this Flyer ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship
  • This Flyer speed boat has sophisticated detailed fittings, trimmings, propellers, steering wheel, horns, etc. that are made from stainless steel and brass. There are no plastic parts.
  • The Flyer model replica has plush leather seats with fine stitching details.
  • The Flyer speedboat has a highly polished smooth finish. There are many layers of paint and varnish is applied. Each layer is left to dry and micro sanded before another layer is applied.
  • This Flyer model boat is made with plank on frame construction. This is the painstaking process where each strip of wood is applied to the hull one at a time.


History: Flyer 34"

    Designed by Bruce N. Crandall and launched in 1936. Flyer is the largest of the Crandall hydroplanes, Class C 135 Cu.

    Absolute maximum speed, is the cry of many race drivers. For a race, they want a boat that will go fast--sufficiently fast to win; and if it will, other features of it do not matter. The 135-Class Flyer is designed to give maximum speed, but maximum speed under normal competitive conditions. Factors of design giving straight-away speed, turning ability, and ability to ride rough water have been so proportioned that in an actual race a high peak of speed is reached. As can be seen from the profile drawing, a perfect stream-ling has been achieved. The 135-Class Flyer has been designed on the principle of carrying most of the weight on the foreplane, so that a wide afterplane is not necessary. While length and beam are somewhat over the minimum prescribed, because of its shape it is, really, a small boat. Construction is much more simple than it might appear offhand. The pointed stern is built similar to an upside down bow. The transom is used the same as ever, and serves as an additional bulkhead. No rabbeting, except in the stem, is required. The type of construction called for is about as light as is practical considering the strength necessary and it is not advisable to build the boat lighter.


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