We bring seaplane aviation closer to people
This video showing how fly the Junkers F-13 by seaplane on Lake Balaton in the twenties. Recently built a Junkers F-13 replica in Germany. It could be mounted on wheels instead of floats, may be back nostalgia seaplane flight in Europe.
Croatian seaplane airline, the European Coastal Airlines brought the seaplane flight back to Rijeka after 80 years. Last week they introduced their new flight to Lumbarda, Korcula and opened their brand new sea airport in Rijeka, many city and county officials traveled the seaplane on board. Gallery opening ceremony.
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.
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.
