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I have been reading up on seaplanes (Seaplane Operations, by Cesare Baj
and Dale DeRemer) and one frequently repeated fact is that it is very hard to get a seaplane up on the step on glassy water, because the lack of bubbles under the float/hull causes the heel of the float/hull to adhere to the water surface. This seems like an easily solved problem -- inject bubbles behind the step. Clearly if it were that easy it would be common practice. What am I missing? Here is my hull profile at the step: To Heel -- Step -- To Bow _____________________ O| / x|______________________/ When moving at speed through the water, it seems that at point O there should be a circulating eddy or turbulence, and at point x there should be significant suction, yes? So if we attach at point x a hose, whose one endpoint is at x and the other is above waterline, without any further mechanics the low pressure at x should be sucking air through the hose and introducing a trail of bubbles, slipping past the turbulence at O and running along the undersurface of the heel. If we put in a bunch of such hoses, or one long hose running along the back of the step with a bunch of holes spaced along it, we should get a lot of bubbles. Yes? What am I missing? ~Adam |
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