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Old 01-28-2020, 09:27 PM   #15
Fred Brackin
 
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Default Re: Seaplanes or Amphibious Aircraft for Caribbean Adventuring and Logistics

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
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Does the size and massive fuel capacities of the larger aircraft, like the Catalinas or Albatrosses, mean you need significantly more infrastructure to dock or refuel them than you need for a DCH-3 Otter, Grumman Goose or any of the smaller aircraft you list?
It means you need more fuel and possibly more time pumping it but you don't need infrastructure. You need a place the PBY can dock at and a long enough hose to reach from a 55 gallon drum(or drums) of aviation fuel but plenty of PBYs were refuelled during WWII exactly that way.
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