Float planes missing drag


ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: Every aircraft available as an amphibian and wheeled version has identical drag profiles between the wheeled and float versions, which is incorrect.

As an example, amphibious floats on the Caravan are quoted as giving a 20kt loss in cruise speed, but in FS2024, both wheeled and float versions will reach identical speeds at the same altitude/power setting.

If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue: Cessna Caravan, Cessna 172, Shock cub, Xcub, Porter, Beaver

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?

Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

Always

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

1.Select wheeled version of Cessna caravan
2. Note the airspeed at a given power setting and altitude
3. Repeat process with float version, notice that the performance is identical.

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant: N/A

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?

12

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
RTX 4070

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