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Title: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: kevin king on October 16, 2023, 06:51:26 PM

Check this Sea Fury out. Built and flown by Monty Summach @ the 2023 Canadian team trials. Respectable 4th against some of the top pilots in Canada.

 https://youtu.be/ofdw6X5WJcI?si=kCn6eK8rFBOwb03t

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: Walter Hicks on October 16, 2023, 07:27:11 PM

Thanks for sharing that. Was this a Rabe Sea Fury or his own design?

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: kevin king on October 16, 2023, 09:12:45 PM

Walter, to be honest I am not sure If its his or Al's design. Its not his first Sea Fury so i am guessing Its a little bit of both by now

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: Doug Moisuk on October 16, 2023, 09:29:57 PM

This is from the MAAC CL TEAM TRIAL REPORT.

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: Robert Whitley on October 16, 2023, 10:39:27 PM

That’s Monty’s second Sea Fury, both his own design.
I’m not certain of this one’s power plant but I think his earlier one was propelled by a 61.

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: kevin king on October 17, 2023, 01:03:32 AM

But power was mistakenly  listed as a PA 75. It is in fact a PA 61.

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: john e. holliday on October 17, 2023, 12:12:59 PM

Great looking plane.  Even with the camera not being in the right place you can see where he gave away points.  Of course he is probably still trimming the plane but hsi bottoms need to be more consistant as well as his intersections.  Really he is a much better pilot than me.  Stay with it kid. D>K

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: Monty Summach on October 17, 2023, 04:58:47 PM

Thanks for your comments. The team trials was a very good contest highlighted some (many) areas where I could make improvements. Doc said it, bottoms and intersections.
This Sea Fury is inspired by Al Rabe, but is my own design. Airfoil is different, flaps area is less, tail volume is greater, nose is longer. Pipe runs through the fuselage above the wing.
Power is PA61. It has not been a trouble free ride, but is getting better day by day.
Regards
Monty

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: kevin king on October 17, 2023, 06:53:14 PM

The video was a practice flight. Hope he doesn't mind, but here's some of  his official flights i recorded.



https://youtu.be/1luCAYzDGvg?si=Wq11tVSMwSj5E7tdp

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: Brett Buck on October 17, 2023, 11:21:39 PM

Quote from: Monty Summach on October 17, 2023, 04:58:47 PM

Thanks for your comments. The team trials was a very good contest highlighted some (many) areas where I could make improvements. Doc said it, bottoms and intersections.
This Sea Fury is inspired by Al Rabe, but is my own design. Airfoil is different, flaps area is less, tail volume is greater, nose is longer. Pipe runs through the fuselage above the wing.
Power is PA61. It has not been a trouble free ride, but is getting better day by day.
Regards
Monty

       It sounds *exactly" like the setup I used on the PA61, it's kind of uncanny.

    Brett

Title: Re: PA 61 Powered Sea Fury
Post by: john e. holliday on October 18, 2023, 09:01:59 AM

Quote from: kevin king on October 17, 2023, 06:53:14 PM

The video was a practice flight. Hope he doesn't mind, but here's some of  his official flights i recorded.



https://youtu.be/1luCAYzDGvg?si=Wq11tVSMwSj5E7tdp

Much better flight.  Still a few spots need work.  Thanks for the video. H^^