Video: Flying around Hauho
Captain Ilkka Terttunen introducing his COMCO Ikarus 42 twoseater ultralight seaplane. On the picture the Captain gives me swim vest.
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80 years ago Dornier Do-X landed in New York
80 years ago the world's biggest transatlantic flying boat -which was able to carry 66 passengers in luxury conditions - landed in New York.
Video: Special trip to the small island in Finland
Our first video from Hauho. Follow the saturday afternoon flight from the lead aircraft with Jorma Harju, the the president of the finnish association at the controls.
Seaplane meeting in Finland
Last wekeend we went to a seaplane meeting in Hauho, Finland, it was in 2011 the XXXVI. Splash In of the Sea- and Skiplane Association of Finland (SSAF).
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The first electric-powered amphibia in the world
In July, 2011 Dale Kramer took off from a field behind his house, and made the first ever landing on water with an electric-powered amphibia after a 7 minutes long maiden flight.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.