woulda coulda shoulda
woulda coulda shoulda
P6M Seamaster. Awesome.
The Japanese have those big four engined US/PS turboprops that look like P5M Marlins on steroids.
Look how nice and smooth the water is in that image. Now imagine trying to land on seas with 30 foot swells. Ain’t happening.
Don’t know if one of those could successfully land then take of in the roaring 40’s of the Indian Ocean.
Looks very similar to my senior year design project (in 1993). A WIG - wing-in-ground effect aircraft. Double the range or double the payload in ground effect.
Re Your amphib pix
Navy dropped the “Skate”. In these circumstances a 4 engine prop jet or even recip engine driven though slower would do the job. It’s my belief there is a market for these types of aircraft even for a military application . If used by countries like Tawian, the Phillipines,India,etc would offer some naval flexability. I think Japan does have some. They really came in handy during WWII saved a lot of lives and were used besides transport in both defensive and offensive operations.