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Vickers Aircraft Company's first aircraft, a two-seat amphibious seaplane, is called The Wave. [5] The Wave has some unique features unavailable in other similar aircraft, [6] such as a bow thruster and substantially higher horsepower engine. [7] [8] [9]
Data from Vickers Aircraft Co Ltd General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 2 Length: 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m) Wingspan: 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m) Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Wing area: 149.3 sq ft (13.87 m 2) Empty weight: 928 lb (421 kg) useful load 650 lbs Gross weight: 1,850 lb (839 kg) Fuel capacity: 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 915iS horizontally opposed turbocharged ...
Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats. 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.
Aircraft Model Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes Ref. ZD241 K.4 April 11th, 1963 26 February 1968 May 7th, 1980 British Overseas Airways Corporation; Royal Air Force; Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom: April 20th, 2022
Pages in category "Vickers aircraft" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 23-class airship;
Pages in category "Jet seaplanes and flying boats" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Convair Model 23; M. Martin P6M SeaMaster; S.
CANT 25 1927 flying boat fighter, unk no. built; Canadian Vickers Vista 1927 1 seat monoplane flying boat, 1 built; Boeing Model 204 Thunderbird 1929 flying boat, 7 built; Macchi M.41 1927 flying boat fighter, 42 built; Supermarine Sheldrake 1927, 1 built; Fokker F.11/B.IV 1928 monoplane transport flying boat, 7 built; Rohrbach Ro X Romar 1928 ...
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.