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Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats. The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats.A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land.
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.
Grumman designed the first practical floats with a retractable landing gear for the Navy, and this launched Grumman into the aviation market. [3] The first Grumman aircraft was also for the Navy, the Grumman FF-1, a biplane with retractable landing gear developed at Curtiss Field in 1931. [3] This was followed by a number of other successful ...
Pages in category "Amphibious aircraft" ... List of flying boats and floatplanes ... Great Lakes XSG; Grumman G-21 Goose; Grumman G-44 Widgeon; Grumman G-65 Tadpole ...
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 ...
Macchi M.3 single engine flying boat used as an airliner; Macchi M.16 single-seat sport biplane; Macchi M.C.73 open-cockpit sports biplane; Macchi M.C.94 twin-engine monoplane flying boat airliner; Macchi M.C.100 trimotor monoplane flying boat airliner; Macchi M.B.308 two-seat sport utility aircraft; Macchi M.B.320 twin-engine cabin monoplane
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A lineup of Harbour Air Seaplanes: two DHC-2s and a DHC-3. This is a list of seaplane operators. A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. [1] Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibious aircraft.