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Message no. 1
From: David Hinkley <dhinkley@***.ORG>
Subject: R2 Design Question
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 03:21:21 +0000
A member of my gaming group is trying to design a shadowrun equilvant to the
classic Catalina PBY. That is fixed wing aircraft that can land on both land
and water. As we understand it the addition of a floatation package to an
aircraft design precludes landing on land. Ideas or suggestions anyone?


David Hinkley
dhinkley@***.org
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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety deserve niether liberty or
safety.
Ben Franklin
Message no. 2
From: "Ojaste,James [NCR]" <James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA>
Subject: Re: R2 Design Question
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:50:17 -0400
David Hinkley wrote:
> A member of my gaming group is trying to design a shadowrun equilvant to
> the
> classic Catalina PBY. That is fixed wing aircraft that can land on both
> land
> and water. As we understand it the addition of a floatation package to an
> aircraft design precludes landing on land. Ideas or suggestions anyone?
>
Just buy the flotation package and increase the markup for having an
unusual design - the supports and stuff are the same, you just need
waterproof wheels.

(For those expecting a plug for The Shop, I'd mention it again, but I'm
still having problems with my bloody ISP! Argh! At least I have net
access from work so my withdrawal isn't too bad...)

James Ojaste
Message no. 3
From: Thomas Charron <thomascharron@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: R2 Design Question
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:23:38 PDT
>From: David Hinkley <dhinkley@***.ORG>
>Subject: R2 Design Question

>A member of my gaming group is trying to design a shadowrun equilvant
to the
>classic Catalina PBY. That is fixed wing aircraft that can land on both
land
>and water. As we understand it the addition of a floatation package to
an
>aircraft design precludes landing on land. Ideas or suggestions anyone?

Irregardless of what R2 says, I'd disagree.. I can HONESTLY say that
I have NEVER seen a seaplane that couldn't land on, well, land.. Most
floatation packages have retratable gear that would either swing up next
tothe plane, or fold into the floats.. What kind of plane would this
be? Do you mean a rough reproduction of a Catalina, or basically
something that can land in water LIKE it..


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2 kids, and you take time every onceand a while
to sit around with a bunch of other guys and make
believe??"

- Buddy at work..


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