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Post by planecrazy on Aug 10, 2024 17:34:23 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 10, 2024 20:08:44 GMT 12
Nice!
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Post by harrysone on Aug 24, 2024 11:01:30 GMT 12
Really nice pics! Funny, talking to some Canadian float/seaplane operators on Vancouver Island last month, they don't like the Caravan on floats at all! It turns out that the Caravan wing while designed for speed in the cruise is takes too long for water takeoff, especially in choppy water. The results are damaged floats and struts to the extent that they become a bit of a maintenance hog!
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Post by planecrazy on Aug 24, 2024 16:57:07 GMT 12
Thank you, I spoke to one of the Sydney seaplane pilots some years back, he much
preferred flying the Beaver over the Caravan. Also mentioned the tailplanes on the
Caravan corrode very quickly, the Beaver not so much!
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Post by madmax on Aug 24, 2024 18:33:56 GMT 12
Many years ago a friend flying Twin Otters with Ken Borick Air in the Maldives told me the company trialled Cessna Caravans as an Otter replacement however the engine mounts proved too weak for rough water operations
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Post by oj on Aug 24, 2024 20:15:36 GMT 12
I wonder whether a Robertson STOL Wingtip conversion would help with an earlier lift-off?
Any speed penalty in cruise should not be a problem as the whole contraption is a flying drag-net!
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Post by oj on Aug 24, 2024 20:21:14 GMT 12
Thank you, I spoke to one of the Sydney seaplane pilots some years back, he much preferred flying the Beaver over the Caravan. Also mentioned the tailplanes on the Caravan corrode very quickly, the Beaver not so much! That is a reason to not just strap on some floats to an existing airframe. You should source your airframe as a water-configured version, with the required extra corrosion preventive treatments to components done at the production line level. |
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