January 17, 20215 yr Interesting picture with "external" load...(I'd seen pictures of such loading, in some Bush flying stories, but, not around here...)... The paint-job looks great too...!
January 17, 20215 yr Author 8 hours ago, P_7878 said: Interesting picture with "external" load...(I'd seen pictures of such loading, in some Bush flying stories, but, not around here...)... The paint-job looks great too...! Not only on the float struts but plywood fits on the spreader bars (horizontal between floats). We used to carry moose antlers in the 'V' between the lift and jury struts on a Piper. Sometimes a little exciting tail flutter.
January 19, 20215 yr On 1/17/2021 at 10:59 AM, olderndirt said: Not only on the float struts but plywood fits on the spreader bars (horizontal between floats). We used to carry moose antlers in the 'V' between the lift and jury struts on a Piper. Sometimes a little exciting tail flutter. Yes, I'd read, before, about some "unusual"..."external" loads/items...been transported in the Beavers (anything that could not fit inside...), and I read some more today... I've always wondered if the (external) loads are not symmetric (your image shows exact symmetry...🙂...), then, in RW, it must pull to one side or the other, I would presume, or, as you've said, cause tail flutter, in flight...a "little" exciting...🙂...sure...
January 19, 20215 yr Author 11 hours ago, P_7878 said: Yes, I'd read, before, about some "unusual"..."external" loads/items...been transported in the Beavers (anything that could not fit inside...), and I read some more today... I've always wondered if the (external) loads are not symmetric (your image shows exact symmetry...🙂...), then, in RW, it must pull to one side or the other, I would presume, or, as you've said, cause tail flutter, in flight...a "little" exciting...🙂...sure... It's all a matter of balance and added drag. Just hanging floats adds a lot of drag.
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