There were lots of seaplane airports in Norway all up to the 60s when the coastal network of airports were made. They operated from the fjords.
Lakes are useless in the winter as seaports, but fjords are open all year 
A solid airport can handle larger winds, but it’s not a huge difference between a fjord and a lake. Corrosion in salt water is a real problem, but not if the plane is built of carbon fibre.
I imagine they are great on the coast in Norway though.
I am not so sure. Even in Sweden, where there’s no shortage of sea-coast, most seaplane operations seem to be from lakes – Täby for one example. Ditto for Italy and the famous club at Como. Don’t I remember even the big flying boats of the 1930’s had some difficulty with high waves?
For salt water I think the only practical option is 100% seaplane. Pretend it is a boat with wings.
On water it will probably do good, on grass strips not sure, in deep snow it will be sitting like a pregnant duck. Anyway, very cool design.
jwoolard wrote:
I imagine they are great on the coast in Norway though
It would be perfekt for that and å whole bunch og other tings. Er can only cross our Fingers and hope this will be available as a kit, but I’m not so sure.
Another example of a plane that just looks right!
Sadly, amphibians aren’t very useful in the southern UK. I imagine they are great on the coast in Norway though.
Plus probably not much air flow over them for cooling.
Yes, good point. High surface speed on the bearings, and probably limited on the size of bearing that can be used too.
I guess that this is because the wheels are tiny, so they will turn so fast that this is a concern.
Why the specific reference to wheel bearing temps on the test card? Any specific reason why they would be an area of concern?
