Except in this case no sucking down was evident, nor was any bouncing
into the air and
plunging nose first as someone mentioned.
Dennis
On 29/08/14 2:52 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote:
At 02:39 PM 29/08/2014, you wrote:
Surely there are so many variables (fuselage shape, surface of water,
C of G position, etc) that almost every case would be different.Â
I'm sure there would be examples of gear up & gear down examples
succeeding and failing.
Nick.
It is my understanding that the point of putting the gear down is to
act as a spoiler. See here:
http://www.av8n.com/how/htm/spins.html#sec-teaspoon-effect
<http://www.av8n.com/how/htm/spins.html#sec-teaspoon-effect>
Think of the bottom of the fuselage as the convex side of the teaspoon
in the demo and as it hits the water it gets sucked down.
There is a reason that hydroplanes, flying boats and seaplane floats
have a step.
Mike
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