Seaplanes in Friedrichshafen
This year’s Aero was held last week, amongst weak presence of seaplanes: of the major manufacturers only Icon Aircraft had a stand, but they didn’t display an actual aircraft.
The Explorer’s Air Yacht – Sikorsky S-38
A replica and a radio controlled model evoke Sikorsky’s amphibia from the early Thirties.
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Video interwiew with Iren Dornier
In the interview Iren Dornier, facility-owner and flying boat-pilot is talking about her grandfather and the historical airplanes of the Dornier-family. He is also referring to the renewal of the Do-24 and their own-developed, two-seated seaplane, the Dornier S-Ray007.
Istanbul byes six new Viking Twin Otter
Seabird Airlines of Istanbul, Turkey have signed a multi-aircraft deal along with an exclusive sales representative agreement covering Viking Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft sales in Turkey.
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De Havilland All Operators Forum at Viking Air
In April Viking Air Factory organises a Forum for all operators of de Havilland aircraft. They are waiting operators and inquirers from whole world.
Video: Seaplane from the kit
This is the last video of our series about Hauho seaplane meeting, that took place in Finland this summer.
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Iren Dornier plan a 25-seat amphibious aircraft
Longtime resident pilot and aircraft designer Iren Dornier—grandson of Claude Dornier, World War II pioneering designer of military aircraft for Germany’s Luftwaffe, is behind the $350-million project, along with some foreign partners who are known 25-seat amphibious aircraft for various uses manufacturers in Clark.
Splash and go on Finnish lake
This is the next video from Finland. Captain Risto Paajanen’s seaplane, the Black Demon anyway Maule MX-235 is a fourseater amphibian which we will splash in a nearby pond under the Finnish seaplane meeting.
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.