The Aircat Oceanic borrows and extends the design of the revolutionary twin hulled seaplanes from the Italian firm of Savoia-Marchetti. It looks mad but the Savoia-Marchetti aircraft set many new records for speed and endurance, and in 1933 a squadron of 24 aircraft flew from Italy across the Atlantic to Chicago's Century of Progress International Exposition. Aircat brings the Savoia-Marchetti configuration into the jet age. Four engines have their intakes protected from the water by being above the wing, there is a high tail, and a huge amount of accommodation from twin hulls braced by the central wing section. As any catamaran captain will tell you, having two hulls makes for a very stable vessel and in an aircraft removes the need to have floats positioned out on the wings - Cerulean's "lean, clean wing".

The huge space afforded by the Aircat's twin hulls and central wing section allow for nine passenger suites, a lounge, a cinema and conference room, a restaurant and two sun decks with direct access to the water. This is Aircat in its most opulent cruising configuration. Other variants included a standard passenger carrying layout, albeit with a splendid dining cabin and bar, and a military gunship model sporting twin two inch rapid firing cannon as well as depth charges and torpedoes.

In terms of air tours, the real advantage of the Aircat Oceanic was its ability to land on water in some of the most remote and undeveloped places on Earth such as the mighty Amazon River, glacial lakes high the mountains and remote atols in Carribbean waters. This letter puts an Aircat tour on the Zambezi River right next to Victoria Falls. Wherever there was calm water, you could land an Aircat.

For 3D modelling, download the Aircat blueprints (zip):