You still have this problem?

@Dexa Bouyancy in front of the main wings is fine. Everything behind the main wings needs to be able to drop at least 30° during takeoff (and you don't want it underwater so bouyancy is fine as long as its not preventing the plane from tilting up in the front), notice how much the belly slants upwards towards the tail of this PBY Catalina:

https://www.archaehistoria.org/images/aircraft/blue catalina.jpg

If you are still having trouble, you can private-post what you have and link me in the comments. I'll check it out when I can.

Btw can I send u a pic from discord and you can tell me if the bouancy is to much on the belly? Can’t tell@F104Deathtrap

@Dexa Nose shouldn't effect things. Mostly wings and everything after the wings.

Also I am using the same nose design as the Dehal Model 8 1989 and Dehal Model 32 1938@F104Deathtrap

Discord me if it’s easier Pink Pepe #5268

@Dexa Let me know how it turns out. I can send parts if needed.

Thanks going to school rn but I am going to get to it!

@Jetpackturtle @RailfanEthan @jamesPLANESii @Delphinos

His problem is a high center of thrust. Seaplanes put the props up high to keep the waves out. But a high center of thrust pulls your nose down just like a low one pulls the nose up.

Increasing thrust only increases the problem. Increasing lift can eventually help, but only with an absurd amount of it, far more than the plane should need.

To counter this, you need big horizontal tail surfaces and you need to angle them with the leading edge downward by a few degrees. Usually less than 5° is enough, often 1° or 2°.

The other problem is people make the belly of the plane wrong. If the back half of the plane isn't raised out of the water, it will either sink deep into it when you try to take off or it will be so bouyant that it won't sink and instead prevent the plane from nosing up. Obviously you could make a plane with so much lift that it can pull itself up without nosing up at all, but this would be a very slow plane indeed and horribly inefficient.

@Dexa This is important. Do not do any of the stuff people have listed below. The reason people don't build many seaplanes on here is because the problem you are having right now.

If you spawn your plane in the air, (bandit final approach), do you notice that the the nose is constantly dropping, even with full throttle? If so, then I can give you advice that will fix it.

you need to XML the prop's power and maybe set propeller pitch to +70

Hardcore.
Ba-Dum-Tsss...

Moar lift

Big ass plane...

Prop engines are buggy when it comes to taking off in water. :/

Thanks! @Delphinos

There are three possible ways to solve it :
- reduce weight
- set main wing type to "semi-S" or "flat bottom",
- increase engine horsepower,