I would not discount this idea - remember the Gooney bird was on floats at some point ? Now that's a BIG low winged plane on floats very high above the water...
-dave D Lively wrote: >KR-netters: > >On the subject of low-wing float planes, it seems tome I have seen a few of >the Piper "Spam-Cans" fitted with floats but most that I have seen are >mid-wing craft or high wing Cessna types. It probably could be done but I >would worry about the wood parts of the KR as well as the light weight of the >air-frame. I think plenty of power can be had but long gone would be the 150 >mph plus cruise and without an engine a KR would surely float any way, maybe >even with one if you could "Ditch" one w/o tearing it apart> > >Don >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "J L" <schml...@gmail.com> >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> >Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 6:36 PM >Subject: Re: KR> floats for a Kr-2 > > > > >>That thing is a cartwheel waiting to happen! >> >>Jeff >> >> >> >>>This is how good a low winged float plane can look. >>> >>>http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/photos.html >>> >>> >>_______________________________________ >>Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >>to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >>Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to >>http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php >>please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> >> >> >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to >http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
