Comments by "Mike Armstrong" (@mikearmstrong8483) on "The Floatplane Spitfires" video.

Hawker thought the idea of a floatplane Hurricane dubious? And yet they were willing to try out a Hurricane with a jettisonable 2nd wing. Got to wonder about the thought processes there.
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@ThePsiclone Valid point. I'd forgotten that detail.
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I wonder if the Spit could have had improved performance with a single float, but the British never were keen on single float seaplanes. As an aside, the Germans also tried out the Arado 196 as a single float seaplane, but also settled on twin floats. The French and Italians went the same way, while the Americans went single float and the Japanese went with both. I'd be curious to know why the Pacific seemed to be more suitable for single floats than European waters.
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@shawnmiller4781 The Kittiwake was a flying boat rather than a floatplane. Different catapult design. It came in the 1920s, but the British have pretty consistently stayed with twin float seaplanes since early in WWI, with the Short Gurnard and Mussel of 1930 being notable exceptions. But I commend your knowledge on the topic; the Kittiwake is rather obscure.
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@derrickstorm6976 Yep, basically. Climb like a biplane, then jettison a wing and have monoplane speed. It worked in testing, but wasn't feasible for service; it was complicated and resource intensive, and by the time it was considered for production the Battle of Britain was over and the need for fast climbing interceptors for home defense was no longer there.
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@derrickstorm6976 "Ed Nash's Military Matters" has a decent video on the Hillson biplane Hurricane.
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