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The ShinMaywa US-2 was developed on behalf of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as a 'like-for-like' replacement for its aging US-1A fleet. In Japanese service, it is operated in the air-sea rescue (ASR) role. The US-2 can also be used in other capacities, such as an aerial fire fighter, carrying 15 tonnes of water for this mission. [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.
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.
US-1A flying boat Flight deck of a US-1A A US-1A floating on the sea Deployed landing gear of a US-1A. Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89 [12] General characteristics. Crew: 4 flight crew, 1 auxiliary crew seat and 2 observers; Capacity: 20 seated passengers / 12 stretchers; Length: 33.46 m (109 ft 9 in) Wingspan: 33.15 m (108 ft ...
The Martin PBM Mariner is a twin-engine American patrol bomber flying boat of World War II and the early Cold War era. It was designed to complement the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB2Y Coronado in service.
One PBY-6A used by the United States Coast Guard as a staff transport. PB2B-1 Boeing Canada built PBY-5 flying boat for the RAF and RCAF from 1942. 240 built. PB2B-1A Boeing Canada built PBY-5A amphibious aircraft for the RCAF from 1943. 55 built. [47] PB2B-2 Boeing Canada version of the PBY-5 but with the taller PBN-1 fin. 67 built.
In 1930, the United States Navy ordered a single example of a large flying boat from the Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Corporation, to meet a requirement for an experimental very-long-range patrol aircraft. The resulting design, designated XP2H-1 , was a four-engined biplane with an all-aluminum hull, scaled-up from the smaller PH flying boat, which ...
The Convair XP5Y-1 prototype in 1950. It first flew on 18 April 1950 at San Diego and crashed in 1953. Convair received a request from the United States Navy in 1945 for the design of a large flying boat using new technology developed during World War II, especially the laminar flow wing and still-developing turboprop technology.