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[Windy_Skies]

For PSA: a seaplane is probably not a viable AWES to be a good antithesis, the original thesis would have to be something like a seaplane is a good AWES. It was not, so it is not.

@PierreB

So he wrote about Rutan’s seaplane

Dave mentioned something trivially true about it. I could have written something trivially true about it as well, like a seaplane does not make a good SSTO rocket or a seaplane does not make a good orange. We’re not talking about AWES or SSTO rockets or oranges though. Rutan is talking about specific solutions to specific problems.

I am not convinced by this reasoning.

The topic is:

@Windy_Skies

Burt Rutan talks about his SkiGull seaplane. Many similarities with AWE kiteplanes: landing on rough surfaces, salt water resistance, in-flight battery charging, composite and foam construction.

This is an invitation to listen to the podcast and perhaps learn something, and perhaps discuss similarities in requirements and solutions.