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The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats. A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land. (They do not include rotorcraft, or ground-effect vehicles which can only skim along close to the water)
The term "seaplane" is used by some to mean "floatplane". This is the standard British usage. [1] [3] This article treats both flying boats [4] and floatplanes [5] as types of seaplane, [6] in the US fashion. An amphibious aircraft can take off and land both on conventional runways and water. A true seaplane can only take off and land on water.
A lineup of Harbour Air Seaplanes: two DHC-2s and a DHC-3. This is a list of seaplane operators. A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. [1] Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibious aircraft.
Some non-amphibious seaplanes may be mistaken for amphibians (such as the Shin Meiwa PS-1) which carry their own beaching gear. Usually, this is a wheeled dolly or temporary set of wheels used to move a flying boat or floatplane from the water and allow it to be moved around on land. It can also appear as a conventional undercarriage.
A floatplane is a type of seaplane with one or more slender floats mounted under the fuselage to provide buoyancy. By contrast, a flying boat uses its fuselage for buoyancy. Either type of seaplane may also have landing gear suitable for land, making the vehicle an amphibious aircraft. [1]
Short S23 "C" Class or "Empire" flying boat A PBM Mariner takes off in 1942 Dornier X in 1932. A flying boat is a type of seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. [1] It differs from a floatplane in having a fuselage that is purpose-designed for flotation, while floatplanes rely on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy.
The production line only has the capacity to produce two aircraft at a time. [2] During 2009, the first production US-2, which was outfitted for the search and rescue mission, was delivered to the Japan's Ministry of Defense. [5] In 2010, ShinMaywa unveiled specifications for a civil fire-fighting variant of its US-2 amphibian.
It should have a ferry range of 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km), [8] and be able to take off and land in Sea State 4, but sustain on-water operations up to Sea State 5, [12] while meeting the United States Department of Defense heavy lift requirements of carrying 90 tons and having a low-cost design and construction philosophy.