amphibious floats
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From: Peoria, AZ
We have a fellow in our club that tried. He had free-swivel nose wheels and main wheels near the step (I don't remember if they were just ahead of or just behind it). He could get airborne from a hard surface, but there was too much drag to take off from the lake. It seems that the main wheels were the culprits. He didn't make the wheels retractable.
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One of the recent r/c rags had a pic of a floatplane with wheels. The implication was that it was totally amphibious. I'll see if I can find the issue.
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Found it! It's in the Jan 09 MA. Part of the article on the Indiana Warbird Campaign Page 38, middle pic. A Sopwith Baby with tri-floats and wheels mounted inside the mains. They look like stock vintage wheels. I'm sure with the help of Google you could contact the owner.
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