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:
- Landing traditional floatplanes with wheels down is highly dangerous and can cause a disastrous nose-over.
- A test of the SeaMax aircraft, possibly during its development in Brazil, demonstrated a notable capability concerning this traditional safety concern.
- The author was impressed by the SeaMax's performance in this test, suggesting it handles the "big no-no" of wheels-down water landings differently than conventional floatplanes.
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