Posts on April 2010.

Junkers from Hungary in the twentieth century

The sensation of the April of 1923 was the appearance of the Junkers hydroplanes in the front of Hotel Gellért on river Danube. The aluminium planes with closed passenger cabs could carry five passengers. According to the contemporary news reports the quay in the front of the polytechnic was full of spectators, a few of them even tried out the hydroplanes. Continue reading »

Tags: Lake Balaton    air company    history    sightseeing

Retractable floats after retractable gears

The retractable landing gear is completely ordinary in aviation, and now the retractable float is coming too, by the innovation of an Australian company, Tigerfish Aviation. Continue reading »

Tags: aircraft factory    new modell    seaplane

ArGo Airways on the Greek Sea

I saw their plane for the first time on the Wolfgangsee in the last year, one of its pilots was a French captain, who flies with intercontinental Airbuses. Let’s get to know this seaplane company.
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Tags: air company    seaplane