A modern composite aircraft CAN FLOAT

[FlyBoy1960]

 

[skippydiesel]

Just one more reason for choosing composite, over metal,  construction 😈

[RossK]

57 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Just one more reason for choosing composite, over metal,  construction 😈

Said by the man with a metal aircraft 😉

[turboplanner]

59 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Just one more reason for choosing composite, over metal,  construction 😈

 

FRP aircraft construction will go to the bottom as fast as metal, but if you're going to be flying over big wetlands often, its easier to design and build FRP flotation areas.

[skippydiesel]

2 hours ago, RossK said:

Said by the man with a metal aircraft 😉

Needs must!😈

[Moneybox]

On 10/09/2026 at 6:07 AM, FlyBoy1960 said:

 

I don't think the type of material matters much. You can easily have light weight sealed airtight float chambers in a metal aircraft if you really plan on going swimming. Just about every aluminium boat will remain floating after it capsizes and they weight a lot more than an aircraft. If you close off a cubic metre of your fuselage you'll support 1000kg. Obviously we don't need that much for a small plane.

Edited September 11 by Moneybox