Last wekeend we went to a seaplane meeting in Hauho, Finland, it was in 2011 the XXXVI. Splash In of the Sea- and Skiplane Association of Finland (SSAF).
The first electric-powered amphibia in the world
In July, 2011 Dale Kramer took off from a field behind his house, and made the first ever landing on water with an electric-powered amphibia after a 7 minutes long maiden flight.
Brasilian biplane amphibia in Europe
From it’s lithuanian base the Super Petrel LS made roundtrips around Europe to attend the significant festivals of Europe.
Floatplanes on Lake Balaton
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 first float new DHC-6 Viking Twin Otter Series 400
The first float equipped Series 400 Twin Otter, MSN 848 the Viking Air factory from British Columbia has also been delivered to launch customer Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA). Press release from Paris Air Show.
Plan of the wolrd’s largest aircraft
The Beriev Be-2500 Neptun transoceanic-amphibious aircraft will be capable to take away four times bigger payload than Antonov An-225. At the moment the An-225 is the largest aircraft of the world.
An RC-model trip in Austria
There is a small but soulful community in Austria, the IG RC Wasserflug Wien-Niederösterreich. The members are all fans of radio-controlled/electronic seaplanes.
Twin Bee – an amphibious historical airplane
In this article we would like to introduce the UC-1 Twin Bee amphibian, an upgraded version of an old, post-world-war hydroplane from the ’40s.
Private seaplane port in Vancouver
There is an atomic private seaplane port on the yacht and sailboat port of the Waterfront Vancouver Canada.
Splash and go Dutch Catalina
We have received this letter from Bernie van Surksum fly coordinator, Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Holland.