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  2. Grumman G-21 Goose - Wikipedia

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    The Grumman G-21 Goose is an amphibious flying boat designed by Grumman to serve as an eight-seat "commuter" aircraft for businessmen in the Long Island area. The Goose was Grumman's first monoplane to fly, its first twin-engined aircraft, and its first aircraft to enter commercial airline service.

  3. Grumman G-44 Widgeon - Wikipedia

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    Grumman Widgeon at Garland's Seaplane Base on the Detroit River in 1947. After the war, Grumman redesigned the aircraft to make it more suitable for civilian operations. A new hull improved its water handling, and six seats were installed. In total, 76 of the new G-44As were built by Grumman, the last being delivered on January 13, 1949.

  4. Hemisphere Dancer - Wikipedia

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    Hemisphere Dancer was singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett's personal seaplane. A Grumman HU-16 Albatross flying boat, former U.S. Navy Bureau Number (BuNo) 137928 and civil registration number N928J. [1] The aircraft is central to the action in Buffett's best-selling memoir A Pirate Looks at Fifty. [2]

  5. The late Jimmy Buffett's seaplane pilot from Atlantic Beach ...

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    Bill Howell, seen here in 2019, left Atlantic Beach to become a private pilot. After flying seaplanes around the Keys and the Caribbean, he landed a full-time job as a pilot for Jimmy Buffett ...

  6. Grumman HU-16 Albatross - Wikipedia

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    Data from Albatross: Amphibious Airborne Angel, United States Navy Aircraft since 1911, Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59 Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane General characteristics Crew: 4-6 Capacity: 10 passengers Length: 62 ft 10 in (19.15 m) Wingspan: 96 ft 8 in (29.46 m) Height: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m) Wing area: 1,035 sq ft (96.2 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 23017 Empty ...

  7. The US ditched its last flying boats 38 years ago, but they ...

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  8. Wings (1988 TV series) - Wikipedia

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    The original Great Planes program was initially produced by Aviation Video International in Australia, and distributed by the Discovery Channel. When it initially aired in America, the majority of episodes were narrated by the program's Australian writer and director, Luke Swann, with some others written and narrated by John Honey and Phil Chugg.

  9. Inside the Great 21st-Century Bomber Race Between Russia ...

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    The H-20 is the third of three 20-series aircraft consisting of the Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” fighter, Xian Y-20 four-engine long-range transport, and the H-20 bomber. Together, the three ...