The summer is just starting to heat up, so what better time to head out to the water with a floatplane? This Macchi from Kyosho makes it easy with this scale 1925 racer. Intended for a .40 to .46 2-stroke or .52 to .56 4-stroke, this full-house model has a 57-inch wingspan and has a watertight fuselage. It’s easy to access the servos and linkages via the hatch on top of the nose section, and a submersible rudder makes water taxiing easy. See you at the lake!
Kyosho Macchi M33
Beautiful, but why so small. With all of work that went into designing that model, you could have added a 2 piece wing and made it 72 to 80 inch. Now THAT would be something!
Jim
I would love to have one. Where can I get one?
Kyosho’s U.S. site is http://www.kyoshoamerica.com. I don’t see this on their website so they may not be distributing this in the U.S. That’s too bad, because it’s a nice-looking plane.
No – Why so big, why not backyard electric??
The M33 is on Kyosoamerica.com website. It sells for $431.00 us, plus shipping. A friend now at Homestead AFB brought one home and he says it flys great on the Mag .52 4-stroke. Used Futaba radio.
Hmmm… funny! I asked Kyosho if they were going to distribute the M33 in the American Continent at some point, and answered with a big and pompous NO. Maybe, they are experimenting some crisis too, so it’s time for expanding sales. Nevertheless, $431.00 + shipping! No way. There is a set of plans on the web for those who still like building their own planes. I just got them today… free of charge.