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The Spratt Controlwing 107 was an unorthodox controlwing flying boat designed in the United States in the 1960s and marketed for home building in the 1970s. [2] The aircraft featured a flat, speedboat-like [3] hull with a square bow and with tailfins blended into each side. [4] [5] The fins were angled to form a butterfly tail and included no ...
The Diehl AeroNautical XTC Hydrolight is an American amphibious flying boat ultralight aircraft that was designed and produced by Diehl AeroNautical in the 1980s. [1] The prototype first flew in March 1982, with production of kits commencing the following year. [2]
Norman Thompson N.T.2B 1917 flying boat trainer, 100+ built; Tellier T.3 and Tc.6 1917 patrol flying boat, about 155 built; Hansa-Brandenburg W.20 1918 U-boat flying boat, 3 built; Macchi M.7 1918 flying boat fighter, 100+ built; Macchi M.9 1918 flying boat bomber, 30 built; Macchi M.12 1918 flying boat bomber, about 10 built
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 Fly Synthesis Catalina NG is an Italian ultralight and light-sport amphibious flying boat, ... Wing area: 12.6 m 2 (136 sq ft) Empty weight: 292 kg (644 lb)
It was a large high-wing flying boat with Allison T40 engines driving six-bladed contra-rotating propellers. It had a sleek body with a single-step hull and a slender high-lift wing with fixed floats. The Navy ordered two prototypes on 27 May 1946. Designated XP5Y-1, the first aircraft first flew on 18 April 1950 at San Diego. In August the ...
A famous WWII flying boat is making a legitimate comeback for modern war. The legendary Catalina is suiting up again—really.
The aircraft features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, an inflatable boat hull and a single engine in pusher configuration. The FIB has no wheeled landing gear, but as a result of customer demand it was later developed into the amphibious Polaris AM-FIB. [1]