Seaplanes in Berlin
It’s like some beached whales: though their main element is water, we see a few amphibias in the International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences, in Berlin.
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Celebration in Biscarrosse
We travelled across four countries to get to Biscarrosse, the cradle of the French seaplane aviation. This event was also a special occasion since it marked the 100th anniversary of the seaplane aviation in France.
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Junkers from Hungary in the twentieth century
The sensation of the April of 1923 was the appearance of the Junkers hydroplanes in the front of Hotel Gellért on river Danube. The aluminium planes with closed passenger cabs could carry five passengers. According to the contemporary news reports the quay in the front of the polytechnic was full of spectators, a few of them even tried out the hydroplanes.
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Retractable floats after retractable gears
The retractable landing gear is completely ordinary in aviation, and now the retractable float is coming too, by the innovation of an Australian company, Tigerfish Aviation.
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ArGo Airways on the Greek Sea
I saw their plane for the first time on the Wolfgangsee in the last year, one of its pilots was a French captain, who flies with intercontinental Airbuses. Let’s get…
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Viking upgrades successful seaplanes
At Singapore Airshow 2010 we asked Robert Mauracher, Vice President, Business Development of Victoria, British Columbia based Viking Ltd about their new products and plans.
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Seaplanes at Singapore
Hydroplanes at such an exhibition are not easy to be found. We are about to present four plane types which are all amphibians, moreover land variants of two of these will also be sold.
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On Scottish waters
In this article we present you the first seaplane service in one of the city centers of Europe, the Loch Lomond Seaplanes Company form Scotland.
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Video: Flying boats in the RAF Museum London
We were in London in December where we visited the Royal Air Force Museum. We met with two flying boats in the historical hangar. Both of these planes were designed…
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Akoya – The Promise of Flying Hydrofoil
Two young French guys created an ultra light multi access airplane with the ability to land on snow, water or ground. They used state funds programs which supports the invention of new technologies. Here, we are going to inspect the water line.