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Old 8th January 2009 | 09:58
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astir 8
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Landing on the hard stuff


Let's see, assuming Scotch has a density of about 0.8 then your average floatplane should be ok - it would float a little lower but bouyancy margins should be OK.

Viscosity is lower than water but which would affect the takeoff run more, lower viscosity, the plane floating lower in the liquid or pilot failing to meet "bottle to throttle" requirements?

So where's this lake full of hard stuff then?


I'll just collect my hat
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