Dornier/Fusetra amphibian (2011)

[richard B]

Interesting proposal :

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.473.5272&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://silo.tips/download/fusetra-...hop-slide-1-dornier-aviation-gmbh-fusetra-new

 

[hesham]

Amazing find my dear Richard,

and a more flying boats in this thread;

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/dornier-new-projects.1911/

 

[riggerrob]

Well thought out.
Dornier's sketch looks practical on several levels.
My I suggest a couple of improvements?
First permanently install engine wash spray bars in cowlings and link them to hose fittings on sponsons.
Install similar fueling ports on sponson tips, perhaps even single-point, high-pressure refuelling.
Secondly retract main wheels so that they half protrude from sponsons to act as bumpers.
Thirdly, re-configure the nose wheel so that it retracts more like a Wipline or Aerocet.

 

[riggerrob]

When you compare Dornier's two-seater S-Ray and the Fusetra proposal, it looks like S-Ray was just a proof-of-concept for the new sponson pattern. S-Ray first flew in 2007, while the Fuestra proposal was published in 2017.
Pity that S-Ray never progressed beyond the prototype stage because it looked like a fun competitor to Icon Light Sport Aircraft.