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		A second passenger in the plane was critically injured and flown by Air Rescue 1 to an area trauma center.
		Rebecca Abbott told deputies that she was east on Indrio Road when she saw the plane heading west, parallel to the road, according to a sheriff's report.
		Albatross planes were originally built for the military and used mostly in the 1950s and '60s during the Korean and Vietnam wars, Stephenson said.
	www.grangier.fr /news/journal-2003-09-27.txt (3076 words)

	Article - Aviation firm tests second amphibious plane for Emergencies Ministry - News From Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Both amphibious planes must reach full operational readiness by the start of the spring and summer fire-risk period.
		The planes are capable of landing on the ground and on water.
		The plane will have a launch, two 20-seater inflatable rafts and two four-seater powerboats, and will be capable of carrying 12 t of water on board.
	www.gateway2russia.com /st/art_217312.php (288 words)

	Keizer Fire District - News
		The plane was submerged except for the wheel struts and a small portion of the bottom of the plane.
		Blanchard said the plane was built in the sixties and he had purchases it about a month and a half ago.
		The plane was an amphibious plane, but according to Lambert, it bounced twice and flipped.
	www.keizerfire.com /News.asp?NewsID=96 (329 words)

	Chicago man crashes plane in Wisc. lake
		Ronald A. Stearney, 67, appeared to have deployed the plane's wheels while attempting a lake landing, causing the plane to flip over, the Shawano County Sheriff's Department said in a release.
		The plane, a 1980 Cessna 206, came to rest upside down in about 4 1/2 feet of water.
		Clarence Schampers, manager of Shawano Airport, where Stearney's plane is based, said he was concerned about a boater driving over the plane's wings and tearing up a motor.
	www.suntimes.com /output/news/plane16.html (159 words)

	Tampabay: Plane crash leaves 2 hurt
		The two-seater amphibious plane crashed about 4 p.m., shortly after it took off near Salt Lake in North Pinellas County, just south of the county line.
		On Tuesday, he said, the plane was about 50 feet in the air when the engine sputtered and the plane nosedived into the water.
		Dawson kept his plane next to the bar and often launched it from a ramp there.
	www.sptimes.com /News/052400/TampaBay/Plane_crash_leaves_2_.shtml (654 words)

	Online News From The Tribeca Trib
		T h e amphibious plane, with a hull-like f u s e l a g e made for water landings, is the restored version of the DO-X-a craft designed by the German company Dornier in 1930 and used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
		Daser was accompanying her husband, Klaus, who has organized a world tour of the plane to promote the company and UNICEF.
		As the plane repeatedly circled the Statue of Liberty, and seemingly buzzed river traffic on the way to its splash-down landing, the odd-looking craft was a startling sight to spectators ashore who were unaware of its mission.
	www.tribecatrib.com /newssept05/boatplane.htm (377 words)

	Northpinellas: 'Humvee' of the skies also likes the sea
		It's an amphibious plane in town for test flights with the National Guard.
		The planes, in town from their native Canada to be test-flown for the National Guard, can be seen in local skies and waters in the next two weeks.
		McWalter has taken the plane to 23 countries since it was built a year ago.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/04/03/NorthPinellas/_Humvee__of_the_skies.shtml (624 words)

	East Hampton Star - In the News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The plane's occupants were safely on Towd Point, already rescued from the wreckage by some fishermen, when Southampton Town police arrived at the scene, according to Detective Hintze.
		The plane was to be removed from the bay yesterday by barges and then taken to a secured, out-of-state storage facility, Mr.
		Once the plane is at the storage facility, the National Transportation Safety Board will inspect it and try to determine the cause of the crash.
	www.easthamptonstar.com /20051117/news5.htm (527 words)

	Amphibious planes
		I am a newbie with little flight experience and was curious about amphibious planes.
		I also have realflight g2 and was wondering if anybody knew about an add-on that would have an amphibious plane on it.
		landing a water plane is tricky, one bad landing and you could be out a plane.
	www.rcuniverse.com /forum/m_2076274/tm.htm (854 words)

	ZODIAC Amphibian wins Schneider Cup seaplane race in Italy
		Chip W. Erwin, flying a ZODIAC XL on amphibious floats has won the Piccola Schneider Cup held on Lake Varese, Italy on the 16
		The Piccola Schneider Cup is a seaplane race similar to the famous seaplane races starting about 75 years ago which lead to considerable advancements in aviation.
		The ZODIAC XL is the newest ZODIAC aircraft model from designer Chris Heintz, and has been designed to meet the FAA's proposed Sport Plane category.
	www.zenithair.com /misc/xl-schneider-cup-03.html (379 words)

	JS Online:Three motors, one of a kind
		The sea rescue planes operated by German crews during World War II saved stranded air crews from both sides of the war - Allied and Axis - and now the only Do-24 flying boat that still flies is on display at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture, which wraps up today.
		After the war, most of the planes, which rescued more than 11,000 people in the Mediterranean, Baltic and North seas, the Atlantic Ocean and English Channel, were destroyed, but a few were sold to Spain and used for border patrols until 1971.
		Hickey was lucky to fly on the plane two years ago and remembers seeing herds of Hereford cattle scatter as the aircraft slowly droned overhead.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=345019&format=print (792 words)

	RisingUp Aviation Forums - Hey Denny... or anyone....
		The plane would be flown land to land, and he was wondering if his son could fly it as a SEL aircraft.
		To operate an amphibious airplane for water operations using the float landing gear, one must hold the Airplane Single-engine Sea or Airplane Multiengine Sea rating, as appropriate.
		To operate an amphibious airplane for land operations using the wheeled landing gear, one must hold the Airplane Single-engine Land or Airplane Multiengine Land rating, as appropriate.
	www.risingup.com /forums/printthread.php?t=135 (460 words)

	Plane Crash, Deer Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pilot William Lawson talks on a cell phone near his plane, which made a forced landing Friday in a town of Stanton cornfield.
		A 55-year-old rural Somerset man walked away from a forced landing of his vintage 1940s-era amphibious plane Friday morning in a town of Stanton cornfield.
		He said he wanted to set down in an empty hay field (which turned out to be part of the Bethke Farm in the 1900 block of 200th Avenue in the town of Stanton), but did not make it far enough.
	www.deerparkwi.org /news/planecrash.html (221 words)

	FlightSim.Com Review: Titan Tornado
		The amphibious plane is supposed to be getting a patch, as I noticed that I could not retract the gear.
		The engine detail is excellent and and the amphib plane itself a delight to fly, other than landing with wheels dangling out.
		It seems a shame that some more homework has not been done by this company before release as they are interested in a specialized sub-group of planes which would please many buyers but when compared to Lago's offerings there needs to be more programming done and attention to detail.
	www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/review/titan.htm (567 words)

	Boat + Plane = Amphibious Aircraft? - Boat Design Forums
		How about getting a large plane (like the 737, there's a guy who did this) and shaping its hull so it becomes a boat.
		A plane is designed to fly and land on wheels.
		There are published designs for "Mega Planes" using air cushion landing systems, although they are typicaly cruising in "Ground Effect" or low to the surface (water).
	www.boatdesign.net /forum/showthread.php?t=5885 (806 words)

	KOMO : Small Plane Crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was not immediately known how many people were in the LA4 Buccaneer, a four-seater amphibious plane.
		Investigators did not yet know where the plane had taken off from or where it was headed, said Wayne Kennedy, a Canadian Coast Guard spokesman.
		After hitting the river about 1:30 p.m., the plane began floating downstream, submerging as it went.
	www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=30046 (101 words)

	Chinese Defence Today - SH-5 Amphibious Aircraft
		The ShuiHong-5 is the amphibious bomber developed by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC) in the 1980s for the PLA Naval Air Force (PLANAF) for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and surveillance roles.
		The PLA Navy demanded for an indigenous amphibious plane to replace its ageing Soviet-made Beriev Be-6 (NATO Codename: Madge) amphibious plane in the 1960s.
		Meanwhile the four operational SH-5s are operated by the PLA Navy North Sea Fleet in a dedicated amphibious aircraft base near Qingdao, Shandong Province.
	www.sinodefence.com /airforce/specialaircraft/sh5.asp (652 words)

	Blog of Death: Toni Onley
		Toni Onley, an experienced pilot and well-known Canadian painter, died on Feb. 29 in a plane crash near Vancouver.
		Onley was practicing landings and take-offs in his LA4 Buccaneer amphibious plane when it went down.
		Onley previously survived the crash of another plane several years ago when it struck the side of a glacier.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000842.html (436 words)

	Local News
		Ownership of aircraft like the Aventura II amphibious plane has grown dramatically in the last year since the federal government passed the sport pilot/light aircraft rule, lifting restrictions on flying and maintaining "fun" planes.
		The amphibious plane is so lightweight, owners can land it in and take off from back yard ponds.
		In Sebastian, Velocity Inc. vice president Scott Baker said his kit plane is meant to take a family from their home airport to a destination up to 1,000 miles away.
	www.floridatoday.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051022/NEWS01/510220325/1006 (973 words)

	Grumman JF Duck
		In the early ´30s, after the success of the embarked fighters FF-1 and F2F, the Grumman decided to commence the project of an amphibious plane for general purposes to US Navy.
		The last variant of the plane, the J2F-6, wasn´t built by Grumman but by Columbia Aircraft Co., that built 330 exemplars.
		All the Ducks remained in service during the WW2, and were employed from carriers as from terrestrial bases with observation and recon duties, medevac roles, transport and an other variety of purposes.
	www.tgplanes.com /planfile.asp?idplane=49 (156 words)

	Johnson Family Embarks on Journey to Find Original Carnauba Airplane
		We are thrilled to know that the Carnauba plane may be found." Johnson also announced today the continuation of Project Honor, the plan to construct a new building honoring the late Chairman Emeritus Sam Johnson.
		The Carnauba aircraft was a colorful, amphibious plane used by H.F. Johnson, Jr.
		The original Carnauba plane was lost in the Pacific Ocean soon after the 1935 expedition, however the Johnson family now has a lead on where it might be found.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-27-2006/0004387752&EDATE= (1594 words)

	News Article - Slack & Davis, L.L.P. www.slackdavis.com
		The speed a plane must maintain to avoid stalling is 35 per cent higher with frost than without frost, Cessna warns.
		When a plane stalls, its engines continue to run, but there isn't enough airflow over the wing to generate the lift needed to keep the plane flying.
		All five passengers and the pilot in the B.C. crash were hurt -- three of them seriously -- but they survived in part because their amphibious plane's floats absorbed much of the impact.
	www.slackdavis.com /news_article.php/news_id/argval/443/argname/back_link/argval/index (832 words)

	Airplane Fixed Wing Powered
		The Lake Amphibious Seaplanes are the only single engine boat-hulled amphibians in production in the world today.
		PELICAN is the twin engine, high wing, amphibious flying boat It has fully closed cockpit (with removable butterfly doors) providing comfortable 3 or 4-place seating and superior visibility.
		The Aventura HP is a high-performance single seat experimental, available with a variety of engines to suit your skills, and the Aventura UL is a Part 103 legal amphibious ultralight.
	www.geocities.com /avropl/amphib.htm (592 words)

	Cleared for takeoff: Firm to start building seaplanes - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
		To date, Manuel said, 19 people have said they'd be interested in buying the plane, which appeals to everyone from rich hobbyists, such as singer Jimmy Buffet who visited the company a couple of years ago, to small airline owners and charter services.
		Part of the appeal of the plane is its ability to land on water.
		The company plans to initially produce one plane a month, but expand to two or three planes per month a couple years down the road, Manuel said.
	www.bizjournals.com /triad/stories/2005/09/12/story5.html?t=printable (802 words)

	China And Russia To Hold First Joint Exercise
		Seven IL-76 military transport planes, carrying a reinforced company from the 76th airborne division and their military hardware, took off Wednesday.
		An A-50 amphibious reconnaissance plane, an IL-78 tanker aircraft, an upgraded Su-24M attack plane, a Su-27SM fighter and a Tu-154 plane have also flown out to the manoeuvre area for the exercise.
		According to the report by Chinese and Russian news media, during the first phase on 18 and 19 August, a joint commanders exercise will be held in Vladivostok.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/august2005/150805jointexercise.htm (508 words)

	ww1plane.html
		plane flies overhead and they rush to cover artillery / gun with camouflage / branches of trees.
		1917 planes: The Morane; The Spad; the Nieuport; the Breguet; the Caproni; the Voisin; bi-motor Caudron; Sopwith; Salmsom;
		Planes are assembled: fuselage spacers and wing fillets are cut from wood, wing assemblies wired and covered, fuselage sections assembled and sanded, and tail and wing sections attached to the fuselage.
	www.footagefarm.com /ww1plane.html (2363 words)

	WeTtrike, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There are a number of trikes now on the market that can be converted over to floats, or floats with amphib gear.
		But there are also a number of trikes that have been developed as trike float planes with their own float built to be part of the craft.
		The WeTTrike is available as a float plane or as an amphibious float plane, using a very eye catching float design.
	www.wettrikeinc.com /about.htm (269 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Local
		Naval airman Keller died in 1942 when the amphibious plane he was co-piloting crashed while on a raid over the Aleutian Islands during World War II.
		During the last mission of the attack, a lumbering amphibious plane co-piloted by Keller completed a bombing run, but "was last seen plunging into a cloud bank."
		For more than six decades, the site of the plane crash on the Kiska volcano was marked with a cross made of thin planks of wood.
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4793218,00.html (1393 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Local
		The team was working to recover the remains of World War II airmen whose plane crashed on the island in 1942.
		When that amphibious plane took off from the cold waters of the North Pacific, Navy Ensign Robert "Bob" Franklin Keller had only flown for a few years.
		As his sister remembers, the plane was just big enough for one of them to sit inside, and imagine.
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4730791,00.html (2451 words)

	FLIGHT JOURNAL SEP/OCT 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ted Ryder discusses his restoration of a J2F-6 Duck, an amphibious plane once used for, among other things, rescuing downed airman or sailors from the water.
		Davidson managed to land the plane, and, somehow, he and his gunner managed to overcome the odds and survive their stay in the perilous jungle.
		Although the XP-46 proved to be a failure as a fighter, it contributed to the war effort by serving as a sparkplug in the development of the P-51.
	www.rccaraction.com /FJ/store/viewissue.asp?IssueID=F990 (699 words)

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