At the request of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, a study of the design of floats especially suitable for use on high-speed seaplanes was undertaken in the N.A.C.A. tank. This note give the results obtained in tests of one-quarter full-size models of two floats for high-speed seaplanes. One was a float similar to that used on the Macchi high-speed seaplane which competed in the 1926 Schneider Trophy races, and the other a float designed at the N.A.C.A. tank in an attempt to improve on the water performance of the Macchi float. The model of the latter showed considerably better water performance than the model of the Macchi float.


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    Title :

    Tank Tests of Two Floats for High-speed Seaplanes


    Contributors:
    Bell, Joe W (author)

    Publication date :

    1933-11-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English



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