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Seaplane’s future the most powerful hybrid electric powertrain

Few years ago Ivo Boscarol’s team won sponsored by Google and NASA the Green Flight Challenge. Its four-seater electric airplane, the Pipistrel Taurus G4 flew 200 miles in less than 2 hours and used less than one gallon of fuel energy equivalent per passenger. Since the victory Pipistrel CEO Ivo Boscarol continues developing electric and hybrid propulsion for aircraft with Siemens and universities. This team’s latest project is the HYPSTAIR, we hope the seaplanes are going to use its results in the near future.

Sandor Dr. Varga February 22, 2016

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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.

SeaplaneInternational February 16, 2016

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My favorite – seaplane dock with dragon boats in Manila

We open a new box of recommendation from My favorite. Our team are browsing the world wide web and if anything we like it very much, then we will recommend it to our dear readers.

Sandor Dr. Varga February 14, 2016

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Diamond Aircraft builds Dornier Seastar airframe

Austrian and German company united Chinese financial backgrounds and finally will be a new European seaplane, the Dornier Seastar. After thirty years of this seaplane first taking off its production will start and according to the plans this summer Dornier present the first series product Seastar amphibious aircraft.

SeaplaneInternational February 2, 2016

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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…

Sandor Dr. Varga January 19, 2016

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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?

Sandor Dr. Varga December 28, 2015

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Seaplane reaction strike after a nuclear war

In the ’50s both the American and Soviet political leadership ordered seaplanes, able to carry out nuclear bombings. In the case of destroyed airfields, these monster seaplanes still could have been able to react with nuclear bombs to the aggressor.

Sandor Dr. Varga December 15, 2015

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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.

Sandor Dr. Varga November 24, 2015

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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.

Sandor Dr. Varga November 20, 2015

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Water bomber seaplanes in action

The seaplanes have become indispensable to extinguish forest fires. This compilation shows the firefighter seaplane types that are in the vicinity of the forest taking up water for extinguishing forest fires all over the world today.

Sandor Dr. Varga October 31, 2015