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3 : Research and Development on Flying Boats

Many types of tests are carried out in developing flying boats, including thorough water tank testing. This is to study the characteristics of the flying boat in taking off from and landing on water, and in taxiing on water; and to evaluate the roll damping mechanism.
In developing the PS-1/US-1, a UF-1 supplied by the United States Navy to the Japanese Defense Ministry was modified and a 3/4-size model called the UF- XS was produced, and tests of the performance of the hull in waves, of the roll damping mechanism and of the high lift mechanism were conducted.