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- was attempting to step into the business of transcontinental passenger transport, but her engineering-solutions were outdated a few…
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
Catalina flying boat then and now
Week walked around the Internet a photo series from the beginning of the fifties. A former fighter Catalina has become a luxury yacht in the sky. This triggered my memories of old timer seaplane, I went twice to its board.
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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.
