Good question: “The aircraft was to be a delta-winged fighter with a watertight hull with twin retractable hydro-skis for takeoff and landing. When stationary or moving slowly in the water, the Sea Dart floated with the trailing edge of the wings touching the water. The skis were not extended until the aircraft reached about 10 mph (16 km/h) during its takeoff run.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2Y_Sea_Dart#Design
i.e. Archemedes principle…
but will it take off?
See the first pic…
But will it float?
Good question: “The aircraft was to be a delta-winged fighter with a watertight hull with twin retractable hydro-skis for takeoff and landing. When stationary or moving slowly in the water, the Sea Dart floated with the trailing edge of the wings touching the water. The skis were not extended until the aircraft reached about 10 mph (16 km/h) during its takeoff run.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2Y_Sea_Dart#Design
i.e. Archemedes principle…
Barely.”Landing” was a real problem.
F-22 & Su-37, pieces of crap! Can you guys swim??? Bring it on!!!
is anyone reminded of that movie called “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”?
it had planes that could do the submarine thang