recovery craft
Hello; One of the Galliano Guys came to the lake today with an electric powered recovery craft. It was powered by two electric motors spinning 9x6 props, with huge air rudders right behind the props (pusher type) it had two skegs under the fornt of the floats, and a cow catcher design pusher bar on the front. It was about 30 inches long and maybe16 inches wide. We didn't have any flame outs today but it was sent out to bring in Con's trainer which ended up arrowing into the lake when the wing flolded up. I couldn't deal with the fuselage as only 2 or 3 inches were above the water. It couldn't bring in the wing either as soon as he turned down wind it would start tumbling on the surface of the water.
One idea offered was a boom that could be lowered ove a part of the plane. Might work for some kind of flame outs but not every possible crash site.
Any Ideas?