"Sneed, Glen" wrote:

With regards to amphibs:
In the '80's, a Lacer was fitted with a retractable hydrofoil.  This greatly
increased the takeoff performance and only reduced the ground clearance of
the standard Lacer by 5 inches with the hydrofoil in the retracted position.

Glenn Sneed

I have always wondered if that would work.

Paul Lamar
 
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