Powerboat p222
Which scale modeler does not know about the search for an exceptional scale model?
On the internet, thousands of model boats are offered, but none of them does look like one you have not already seen before.
Since Nikolaus Moraitis is very interested in scale modeling and also in power boats, he developed something exceptional once again.
The powerboat p222 was developed as an idea for exceptional scale modeling. Until now, more than 100 hours of work were invested.
All pieces used were constructed by Nikolaus Moraitis himself.
Among others, smoke systems, balance assemblies and also LEDs were included, which can all be controlled by the touch of a button.
The inclination of the propellers can be altered electrically. Different colors of smoke can be chosen.
The boat is propelled by a 222 ccm 4-cylicder boxer engine with about 22 PS. It is propelled by two 80 mm screws.
As you can see here, the boat is only grounded at this point of time. Also, the inside has not been finished yet. It will be finished during the next few months; of course, this will also be shown in a new video clip.
Now let the pictures talk for themselves.
The development
The first big obstacle for a project like this is the engine. Of course, an engine with small cubic capacity cannot be used since it just does not fit. For this reason, we decided to use a four-cylinder flight engine with 222 ccm cubic capacity.
Certainly, it needed to be water-cooled, which is hard to realize but not impossible.
A new project is already planned at this point of time and will be started as the p222 is finished. At the end of this picture gallery, first drafts of its measures and designs will be shown. We planned to use two KingTech turbines with about 17 kg thrust performance each as well as an afterburner developed by ourselves and linked jet engine. If you need all of this? Well, have a look at it yourself.
You can see the water coolers clearly in this picture. The air cooling system used in the beginning was removed and replaced by a water cooling system. Of course, we had to take care of the expansion of the material.
The flight engine without the alterations.
In a next step, the electric starter socket was constructed. It was developed by ourselves, too, and makes it possible to start the engine through an electric engine. It snaps into place and transfers the power in the very moment of starting. After starting it snaps back into the initial position.
Here you can see the water pumps. They are being boosted by cambelts. A certain pressure is put on them constantly by an idler pulley, so they will stay in place. They are being used for raising the cooling water for the engine.
Engine construction for the trunk, shown here without carburetor. The water cooling system is already put on, also the brackets for centrifugal clutch and electronic starter.
Finished engine with carburetor, intake socket, water pump, water cooling system, and electronic starter. The engine is positioned on a rubber buffer, thus free-running in the trunk.
Well shown here is the smoking system which was of course developed by ourselves, too. By the touch of a button it comes out automatically and the flaps open. Two cartridges can be used on each side; the color is the customer’s choice.
In the foreground the fan claps can be seen. They are being used for a better cooling of the engine. Both of the backwards curved manifolds, looking like water outflow pipes, are LEDs. In the back you can see the flap for the engine. Here it can be looked at without taking off the deck.
This close-up shows the “gas cap”. Two of them are attached on both sides of the trunk, thus refueling from the outside is possible. Soon we will load up a video clip in order to show the functions.
A part of the inside. Engines with power clutches. The power clutches allow passing by in the case of too much pressure in order to avoid damage. The upper part is the construction for the electronic antennas.
Shown here is the laser inside the cockpit with a performance of 1 to 5 mw. It is an optional feature and must not be pointed at people or animals in any case. Bad injuries of the eyes can be the result.
The constructer himself
The draft for our latest project
