Seaplane flight by autogyro on floats
The autogyro is a rotary-wing aircraft that uses a propeller for forward motion and a freely rotating, unmotorized rotor for lift. Unfortunately, it rarely used by seaplane but it is very attractive in flight.
Nordic Seaplanes: new scheduled seaplane route in Denmark
In April it is expected to start seaplane flight between the capital city and second largest city in Denmark with five flights daily. It will be Europe's second scheduled seaplane…
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SaRo Princess was the swan-song of the seaplane transatlantic flights
A British seaplane giant, the SaRo SR45 Princess - The Princess - was attempting to step into the business of transcontinental passenger transport, but her engineering-solutions were outdated a few…
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New Viking 400S seaplane at the Singapore Airshow
Today the Canadian aircraft manufacturer Viking Air Limited introduced the world’s first dedicated seaplane in the near 20 passenger category at the Singapore Airshow. In the picture you can see the Viking floats 400S will be sold a year’s time.
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BLADE the Uber for seaplanes
The new startup BLADE is taking the New Yorker’s high society to the beach with seaplanes and helicopters. Details in the video.
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New seaplanes in Europe
For many years it takes for a new seaplane model gets the type of license and may be sold. We looked at the garage and the factories of what to…
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Seaplane best of 2015
Year-end retrospective. I think, these facts will speed up the seaplanes to spread to the world. Maybe a new seaplane golden age will be soon?
Family-owned seaplane airlines with Cessna in Australia
One of the airlines makes its living by laughter while the other is more serious. Anyway, they are all-around companies. From sightseeing and marriage till seaplane pilot training, they provide a wide variety of flights to make ends meet.
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Rutan SkiGull maiden flight
Update. After two weeks the water taxi test Burt Rutan’s SkiGull was its maiden flight from Coeur d’Alene airport today. In new hangar at this airport Rutan’s team is developing the aircraft that will operate at water, snow and unimproved land also.
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First seaplane in the world to sink a submarine
Recently, we have explored the Hungarian built Lohner L-127 flying boat at the historical museum of the Italian Air Force in Bracciano. A previous model of the aircraft was the first seaplane in the world to sink a submarine.
