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Was having a conversation today about what exactly would happen if a Catalina landed on the water with its gear down. We know most amphibs wohld simply turn turtle but what about floating hulls?
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Water coming through the nose-wheel well breaches the bulkhead and water pours up over the pilot's seats into the hull, sinking it.
Read the accident report into the Southampton crash.
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Read the accident report into the Southampton crash.
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Would ruin your day. An article from the bbc reckons it flipped on its back?? Obviously journolisim at its best??
Any one know of a video of such an incident??
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Any one know of a video of such an incident??
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Back in the 70s, I saw a Canso water bomber in a hangar at Red Deer, Alberta. It had landed gear down in a lake. The hull was broken in two, at the gear attach points.
