I posted this in a comment to my *** SeaMax story yesterday after finding it on an Aussie website. One of the big no-no’s in traditional floatplanes and perhaps (I honestly don’t know) traditional amphibs like the Lake Amphibian and others is landing with the wheels down. On a float plane, it can cause a disastrous nose-over. *** This test was done, guessing from the language, in Brazil during the SeaMax‘s development or perhaps it was a production model. *** Anyway, I thought this was very cool and wanted to share it with you. ***
Wheels-DOWN Water Landing!
Key Takeaways:
- Traditional floatplanes and amphibians face a critical safety risk, a disastrous nose-over, if landed with their wheels down.
- A test was conducted, likely in Brazil during the SeaMax's development or production, to address this specific landing scenario.
- The author found the test results "very cool," implying the SeaMax may handle the traditional "big no-no" of landing with wheels down differently or more safely.
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