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How do you make a sea plane not topple over when landing in the waves?

5,891 QuantityPlayer  9 months ago
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    58.4k TheMouse

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    Really? Why not? I have found it helpful sometimes for landing, but only during landing. (Activate 1 for gyro and flaps and air brakes.)

    9 months ago
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    @Mousewithamachinegun123 do not add a gyro

    9 months ago
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    Keeping the nose extra high on landing so that you come in slow also helps, if the aircraft has a tendency to dig in and nose over in the water. With some planes you want to almost bring it to a stall a few feet above the water and just let it plop down rather than trying to hold a more conventional landing airspeed all the way down to the water.

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    58.4k TheMouse

    Less drag on the floaty part. More weight towards the back. A gyroscope if really necessary. Air brakes toward the back, on the TOP of the plane. More floaty parts.

    +1 9 months ago