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THe "Spitfire floatplane" thread in a/c wanted got me to thinking.

Usually floatplane fighters were conversions of wheeled landplanes - Fairey Flycatcher, for example ...

Name one fighter, used in combat, that was designed from the outset as a floatplane fighter, and was more successful as a redesigned landplane.

I should know the answer to this. In fact I'm sure I did know it once. Too difficult. Life's too short to worry about it. I give up.

Silly idea (but floatplanes aren't really my field), but was it the Fairy Swordfish?

Ozzy

Silly idea (but floatplanes aren't really my field), but was it the Fairy Swordfish?

Ozzy

No.  The Swordfish was designed as a wheeled torpedo attack airplane, with floats added.

The particular aircraft I'm thinking about is a WW2 fighter, designed from the outset as a floatplane single-engine fighter, and redesigned as a landplane.  In the hands of a knowledgable pilot, its four cannon armament was a potent adversary.

http://www.nasm.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/kawanish_rex.htm

N1K1 "Kyofu" initially was developed as a floatplane fighter, with contrarotating props.

N1K1-J "Shiden" landplane developed, superseded by the N1K2.   Allied code-name "George".

Hi Felix

I only just read this thread. You didn't give me any time to answer!!!!!!  ;)  ;D

Cheers Paul

I was just thinking that some people are a tad quick off the mark.

I actually new that! I have some books of Robert Taylors paintings and there was one of them in there. The paintings  each have a detailed desciption of the planes involved and the moment in which the painting is capturing. I can't believe I knew something!

There. Now see what you've done Felix. Denied poor Bird man his moment of glory.

Next time, hold fire on that button for a while.

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