Meet ToyCo's company airplane, the Pelican Playmate!
(I know, the angle turned out to look somehow weird. Is showing the plane from an imposing looking frog perspective while at the same time trying to convey the vastness typical for airfields too much to ask for!?)
Oh, comfort won't be the problem. This is more like a luxurious private jet rather than a passenger airliner with minimal leg space... ;-)
I guess the airfield would have to be sloped for this perspective to make sense...
Also, it wouldn't be quite as jarring without the left wing in the position that it is...
And "jet powered flying boat" may even be a closer description than you think... ;-)
While designing this thing, I mainly had planes like the Dornier Do X or the infamous Spruce Goose (Hughes H-4 Hercules) in mind. And the Sea Duck from the cartoon series TaleSpin.
(As for why ToyCo is dabbling in aeronautics now too... Downscaling that bird to model plane size would surely result in a quite nifty toy...)
I've taken bunches of snapshots in virtual worlds where you can cam around freely, so in answer to your question, Microraptor, I don't know for a 100% certainty but I do know if it's possible, it's really hard to pull off.
(It's bound to be much comfier.)
And that persnickety perspective... gets us every time...
I guess the airfield would have to be sloped for this perspective to make sense...
Also, it wouldn't be quite as jarring without the left wing in the position that it is...
Also: a jet powered flying boat? It better fold out into an action playset!
And "jet powered flying boat" may even be a closer description than you think... ;-)
While designing this thing, I mainly had planes like the Dornier Do X or the infamous Spruce Goose (Hughes H-4 Hercules) in mind. And the Sea Duck from the cartoon series TaleSpin.
(As for why ToyCo is dabbling in aeronautics now too... Downscaling that bird to model plane size would surely result in a quite nifty toy...)