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crazyextra300

06-23-2008 09:32 PM

Floats??

Hey Speed Freaks!

Looking for a little speed up at the cottage. Anyone ever put floats on a GP Viper???

rgunder

06-23-2008 10:27 PM

RE: Floats??

Quote:

ORIGINAL: crazyextra300

Hey Speed Freaks!

Looking for a little speed up at the cottage. Anyone ever put floats on a GP Viper???

Wouldn't that be a little like skipping a rock across a pond? :)

bob27s

06-24-2008 12:42 PM

RE: Floats??

Not a viper, but I have flown Q-500 designs on floats.

Not a problem. Flys well.

A little bit of yaw instability if anything, but nothing critical.

28" are pleanty large enough.

crazyextra300

06-24-2008 02:20 PM

RE: Floats??

I was worried about Prop clearance, but heck, I'll give it a try

Thanks!

daven

06-24-2008 02:55 PM

RE: Floats??

We've done skis, but never tried floats :)

Goinstraightup

07-18-2008 02:01 PM

RE: Floats??

Look up Evan-RCU

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/profile.cfm?section=profile&forum=1&memid=26344]Evan-RCU profile[/link]

He's put outlaws and all kinds of other speed planes on floats. I see him over in the seaplanes forum all the time.

3 for 3

07-21-2008 01:07 PM

RE: Floats??

I have a Lanier Predator on GeeBee floats. I'm using 40 Super Tigre. I have taken it to several float flys and have been told that it was the fastest plane at the event.

It will do a wicked snap when you pull up full and quick on the evlevator.
It comes in hot. I use a lot of expo in the elevator to allow smooth landings and touch n goes.

Give it a go.

rcs

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