Roost Air Lounge => General Discussion => Topic started by: G-man on April 05, 2011, 02:52:27 PM
Title: I want one!!!!
Post by: G-man on April 05, 2011, 02:52:27 PM
This unique vessel is a late ’30′s Boeing 307 Stratoliner joined to a planing boat hull. Once owned by Howard Hughes as one of the first executive planes, the Stratoliner was damaged in a 1964 hurricane ending it’s flying days. A new owner trucked the plane body to Fort Lauderdale where he launched the Plane Boat in 1974. The fully restored and functional boat planed at over 20 knots and was controlled from the main cockpit using the original flight controls.
“Cosmic Muffin” came to the attention of Jimmy Buffett and was written into his first novel, “Where is Joe Merchant?” and also the song, Desdemona’s Building A Rocketship”. The present owner of “Cosmic Muffin” is Dave Drimmer who exhibits the boat free to the public and sells T-shirts to support his endeavor. He is also actively seeking additional corporate sponsorship and charters for his original craft.
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: vldflight on April 05, 2011, 03:01:33 PM
Love the bar right behind the cockpit....truly the man is a good planner.
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Post by: Oddball on April 05, 2011, 08:06:34 PM
There you go Gil better than being converted into either a car, a chicken coop or repairing fences ;D
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: Mike on April 05, 2011, 08:42:58 PM
looks cool, but I dunno.....
I work on planes and I owned a boat. This seems like a pretty bad combination, not to mention you're mixing aluminum ("aluminium" for the non-US) with salt water ::sick:: :-\
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: tundra_flier on April 07, 2011, 11:46:53 PM
I love it! Should have hung on to my C-150, could have made a canoe out of it. ::rofl::
Mike, lots of sea going boats are made of aluminum, some alloys are very corrosion resistant. 2024-T3 however, isn't one of them. ::sick::
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: Mike on April 08, 2011, 12:20:14 AM
Hey! Tundra is back !! ::wave:: ::wave:: ::wave::
How have you been, buddy?
So you sold the C-150?? Bummer!
are you still flying?
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: tundra_flier on April 08, 2011, 02:55:34 AM
Yup, I'm back again. Still flying. I'll post an update on a separate thread. Been a hell of a year. ::)
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: Panzerrat on April 18, 2011, 06:08:45 AM
Boeing tried this themselves in Seattle a few years ago. Dumped it in front of Salty's on Alki during the lunch rush.
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: Mike on April 18, 2011, 12:52:41 PM
I think Airbus made one of them as well . . . . ;)
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: Ragwing on April 18, 2011, 11:18:58 PM
Boeing 307 Stratoliner (http://bobqat.com/AeroBob/307/Boeing_307_06.jpg)
Who thought it was a submarine (http://bobqat.com/AeroBob/307/Boeing_307_01.jpg)
Title: Re: I want one!!!!
Post by: tundra_flier on April 25, 2011, 07:41:09 PM
Forget the boat, I'll take the stratoliner ::bow:: That's a just plain sexy looking plane.
