A study of flying-boat take-off

Abstract

It is shown that the normal resistance curve for a flying boat may be approximated by two straight lines. The equations for take-off distance and time, derived from this approximation, are applied to a series of flying boats and the resulting factors are plotted in non dimensional form in a series of charts. Take-off performances from the charts are shown to be in good agreement with step-by-step integrations. Some applications of the charts to the solution of general design problems are included.