The persuasion behind it was to purpose hydrofoils instead of floats, which add together a lot of drag when you're flying. The engine had ii clutches, 1 would engage the boat prop together with when yous were going fast plenty to live on upward on the hydrofoils, yous engaged the other prop together with took off. That was the theory whatever way. The airplane pilot that tried it said at that spot was together with hence much spray coming off the hydrofoils that he could non run into where he was going together with ended the test. The persuasion was scrapped, it never flew.
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