BECAUSE of its ability to take off at the maximum weight that it can sustain in the air at sea level, the landplane has always had a greater range than the seaplane. With the advent of the retractable undercarriage, the landplane has now the added advantage of a much higher cruising speed and hence a further increase of range over the seaplane. The retraction of wing-tip floats on the boat type of seaplane would compensate to some extent for the retractable undercarriage, but it is certain that we must increase the ratio of maximum take-off weight to maximum flying weight before we can materially increase the range of all types of seaplanes.
Seaplane Take-off Weights
Part I.—The Factors on which the Maximum Take-off Performance Depends
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 6 , 12 ; 330-332
01.12.1934
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Emerald Group Publishing | 1935
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