Seaplane fighters,floating gear to save the aircraft (1941)

[hesham]

Hi,

http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1941/1941%20-%202700.PDF

 

[hesham]

I saw a patent looks like it,but where ?.

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Wouldn't this look better in Prewar?