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Brasilian biplane amphibia in Europe

From it’s lithuanian base the Super Petrel LS made roundtrips around Europe to attend the significant festivals of Europe.

SeaplaneInternational July 25, 2011

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Floatplanes on Lake Balaton

We received a placard from Dr. Anna Ács, who is a museologist from Balatonfüred, Hungary. The placard indicates a floatplane and a flight-guide around Lake Balaton. In the 1920’s the seaplane-activity was prosperous around Lake Balaton.

Sandor Dr. Varga July 4, 2011

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The first float new DHC-6 Viking Twin Otter Series 400

The first float equipped Series 400 Twin Otter, MSN 848 the Viking Air factory from British Columbia has also been delivered to launch customer Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA). Press release from Paris Air Show.

SeaplaneInternational June 24, 2011

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Plan of the wolrd’s largest aircraft

The Beriev Be-2500 Neptun transoceanic-amphibious aircraft will be capable to take away four times bigger payload than Antonov An-225. At the moment the An-225 is the largest aircraft of the world.

SeaplaneInternational June 3, 2011

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An RC-model trip in Austria

There is a small but soulful community in Austria, the IG RC Wasserflug Wien-Niederösterreich. The members are all fans of radio-controlled/electronic seaplanes.

Sandor Dr. Varga May 12, 2011

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Twin Bee – an amphibious historical airplane

In this article we would like to introduce the UC-1 Twin Bee amphibian, an upgraded version of an old, post-world-war hydroplane from the ’40s.

Sandor Dr. Varga April 30, 2011

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Private seaplane port in Vancouver

There is an atomic private seaplane port on the yacht and sailboat port of the Waterfront Vancouver Canada.

SeaplaneInternational March 18, 2011

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Splash and go Dutch Catalina

We have received this letter from Bernie van Surksum fly coordinator, Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Holland.

Sandor Dr. Varga February 28, 2011

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ICON A5 delivery in the fall

Hungarian company as a suppliers of structural composite assemblies for the ICON A5 Light Sport Aircraft. The first one delivery are scheduled to begin fall 2011.

SeaplaneInternational February 22, 2011

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Beriev Be-200 before take off in gale

Last year, in Gidroaviasalon at Geledhzik only the wind prevented me from experiencing what is the flying with the Be-200 – which is currently the world’s biggest operating hydroplane jet – like.

Sandor Dr. Varga January 26, 2011