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2. Jetboat - Wikipedia

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   Jetboat. A rider on a Yamaha Waverunner XL in a high-speed turn. A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft. Unlike a powerboat or motorboat that uses an external propeller in the water below or behind the boat, a jetboat draws the water from under the boat through an intake and into a pump-jet inside the ...

3. Hush kit - Wikipedia

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   Hush kit. Hush kit for the Pratt and Whitney JT8D-1 through -17 engines. A hush kit is an aerodynamic device used to help reduce the noise produced by older aircraft jet engines. These devices are typically installed on older turbojet and low-bypass turbofan engines, as they are much louder than later high-bypass turbofan engines.

4. Martin P6M SeaMaster - Wikipedia

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   The Martin P6M SeaMaster was an experimental strategic bomber flying boat built by the Glenn L. Martin Company for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy crews were undergoing operational training, with service entry expected in about six months, when the program was cancelled on 21 August ...

5. Bill Hamilton (engineer) - Wikipedia

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   Cora Blakeney (née Cannon) Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton OBE (26 July 1899 – 30 March 1978) was a New Zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, CWF Hamilton Ltd. Hamilton never claimed to have invented the jet boat. He once said "I do not claim to have invented marine jet ...

6. List of flying boats and floatplanes - Wikipedia

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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.

7. Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 - Wikipedia

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   1951. Status. Experimental. Primary user. Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment. Number built. 3. The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 was a prototype flying boat fighter aircraft designed and built by British seaplane manufacturer Saunders-Roe. It was the first jet-propelled water-based aircraft in the world.