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Old 01-15-2005 | 12:41 AM
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Default RE: flaps on float planes

Usually you don't really need them for landing. The extra drag of the floats mean that most planes land with a bit of power anyways (throttle = rate of descent). They do look cool though...I would start by looking at the wing of a full size beaver and do the math from there.

On takeoff, some planes with semi- or full symetrical wings can make use of flaps for additional lift..