Attan 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 How do you takeoff from a runway when you only have floats under you? I thought they would have designed a free-wheeling dolly on which the aircraft sits and rolls down the runway.Then when Vr is reached the aircraft lifts off and leaves the dolly behind. But this is not the case: http://www.avweb.com/newspics/seaplanetrucklaunch.wmv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeCH 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 WiseOne, That looks like one extremely risky manuever to me. I had the same initial opinion as yours.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 Wow! what a cool way to take off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 How do you takeoff from a runway when you only have floats under you? Captain, Have seen take-off's in Alaska with floatplanes, where the wheels retracked into the floats; the small wheels at the front of the floats just retracted upward and stayed outside these floats...there might be other way of doing it, though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 Attan, Guess the 4WD was at max speed ... Pieter, I think the one you mentioned is amphibian... can land on hard surface as well as water... Like this, maybe http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0478669/M/ and this http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0111004/M/ Floatplane... only water .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 Floatplane... only water .. Probably my Americanized English: SORRY... These pictures are floatplanes for Canadians and Americans... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Attan 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 (edited) Pieter Indeed there are amphibians where rectractable wheels are attached to the pontoons. These are extended in the water before the aircraft is driven up onto land and retracted before it lands on water.. I think one of them is the FS9 Default Cessna Caravan Amphibian. There are also amphibians (boat hull bottomed) where the retractable landing gear are attached to the hull and when extended raise the hull well clear of the ground (e.g. Grumman Albatross and PBY Catalina). P.S. Sorry, just read Norman's post. Edited March 20, 2006 by Attan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 Thanks Attan for the video That is definately an awesome way to take off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2006 Attan, Guess the 4WD was at max speed ... At least we now know a 4WD is able to power a light plane, at least for takeoff if not for climb to cruise... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
