It was a consequence of using a pusher engine behind the centre of gravity
and centre of pressure.
Chris
>
>It was probably a lot cheaper than redesigning the fuselage. :-)
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>On 10/13/2015 10:45 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>> It’s a lovely little machine, Jim. The use of lead in the nose is a bit of
>> a waste of payload, I should have thought.
>>
>> Chris
>>> On 13 Oct 2015, at 14:28, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Following WWII, Republic offered the Seabee to the civilian market. This
>>>>>> is a beautifully restored 1947 example.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1947+Republic+Seabee.tif.html
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1947+Republic+Seabee.tif.html>
>>>>> I've always liked the Seabee. t looks a bit chunky with the blunt
>>>>> nose, but it's still a respectable amphibian.
>>>>>
>>>> Me too, from reading about it in Richard Bach's anthology 'A Gift of
>>>> Wings'. It's not a very pretty aeroplane but I like the big cockpit and
>>>> land anywhere attitude. Just remember to put the gear down for your first
>>>> tarmac landing after a run of water landings.
>>>>
>>> An interesting feature is the block of lead in the nose for balance.
>>>
>>
>
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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