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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Oct 22, 2007
Description:
Here's one feature that would be nice on a SeaRey--floats that become wingtips. Of course, then we'd just have to remember to put them in the right place for every takeoff and landing, so maybe we're better off with fixed floats and breakaway fittings.
Date Taken:
Oct 22, 2007
Place Taken:
KFCI
Owner:
Don Maxwell
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P.C. Russell - Oct 23,2007
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Has anyone taken the floats off of a Searey and flown it for land use only? What would it do for the airspeed? Papa Charlie
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Don Maxwell - Oct 23,2007
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Kerry told me once that taking off the floats increases the cruising speed by about 5 mph. I've never bothered to check his statement because if I wanted a landplane, I'd get one that didn't have a hull, either.
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Bruno Grondin - Oct 23,2007
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No floats, no hull, we call this paragliding....
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Jeff Arnold - Oct 23,2007
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Or......how much faster & lighter would it be if you took out all the gear stuff and made it a seaplane?????
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Dennis Vogan - Oct 23,2007
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I can hear it now: 'Warning: check gear! Warning, check floats!'<br /><br />Now, that's gear down, floats up. Or is it gear up, floats up? No. Wait. Gear up, floats down....
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