10-01-2010, 10:31 AM | #26 | |
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Re: Seaplanes & Submarines
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Trophy These happened to include the progenitor of the Spitfire. so at least for short-range fighters you're not looking at that much performance loss. Many designs primarily intended for land use had floats that could be added, including the DC-3. Also, just before and mostly into WWII the largest airplanes in the world were seaplanes. In terms of pre-WWII aircraft you're losing very little by going to float-planes and boat-hulled seaplanes.
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