Keywords: outdoor 330-PS-3057-4 (USN 708744): Navy’s Hydro-Ski Experiment. The first full-scale application of the hydro-ski was on a navy JRF-5 which was modified by an Air Force Contract. This installation was done for the purpose of investigating the feasible for a amphibious air-sea-rescue craft. Prior to this full-scale modification, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics conducted a small-scale tank-tests of the aircraft, November 17, 1952. (5/5/2015). 330-PS-3057-4 (USN 708744): Navy’s Hydro-Ski Experiment. The first full-scale application of the hydro-ski was on a navy JRF-5 which was modified by an Air Force Contract. This installation was done for the purpose of investigating the feasible for a amphibious air-sea-rescue craft. Prior to this full-scale modification, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics conducted a small-scale tank-tests of the aircraft, November 17, 1952. (5/5/2015). |