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It was apparently delivered to a Flying Glub...glub....glub....Quote:
Originally Posted by martymayes
Ron "Been a long week, it's all I got" Wanttaja
No one hurt. CEO Hawkins must be really pissed. The writer called it an Ultralight!
It looks like they were equipped for free diving
Wonder if that's covered in the 1,254 page buyer agreement?
That was amended a year ago after big backlash from buyers. It's now 967 pages plus first born male child.Quote:
Originally Posted by martymayes
So much for the idiot proofnicity of the Icon.
Cary
At least it still floats.
I wonder whether it really "crashed into the ocean", or if they just managed to swamp it after landing? Or maybe a taxi incident? I really know nothing about water operations, but it doesn't seem like it would be too big a challenge to capsize/swamp one if you tried. Doesn't look like that is very rough water, but I'm sure a guy could find a way if he was really intent on it.
Reports so far do not provide any details of the circumstances leading to what we only see in the picture. All small 2 and 4 place flying boats sit very low in the water, for example this Icon, other similar light sport designs like the Searey, homebuilts like the Osprey, Catalina, Volmer, and certifieds like the Lake. Subject to water conditions, they can easily be swamped. Burt Rutan's latest(he says last) design is a flying boat that sits really low in the water.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaleB