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	Flying boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flying boats were among the largest aircraft of the first half of the 20th century.
		The military value of flying boats was quickly recognized, and they were utilized by various nations in tasks from anti-submarine patrol to maritime search and rescue.
		The largest flying boat of the war was the Blohm und Voss Bv 238 which was also the heaviest plane to fly during the Second World War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flying_boat (878 words)

	Alibris: Seaplanes
		The flying surfaces on biplanes added strength to the structure and provided extra lift to compensate for comparatively small engines, while seaplanes were favored for the unlimited space water provided for long take-off runs.
		Seaplanes and amphibians are photographed in their wartime roles, and as peacetime rescue vessels.
		Beginning with races that were staged at elegant French resorts in the early part of the century, flying boats and seaplanes have played an integral part in aviation history.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Seaplanes (706 words)

	ch8-1
		No large flying boats have been built in the United States since 1960; however, both Japan and the Soviet Union produce such aircraft in limited numbers for military purposes, and a flying boat is still built in Canada for use as a water bomber in fighting forest fires.
		The chances of a flying boat surviving a landing in rough seas on the open ocean were, of course, problematical; this advantage was perhaps more psychological than real.
		The flying boat, however, possessed certain disadvantages inherent in its dual capacity for operation on the water as well as in the air.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-468/ch8-1.htm (984 words)

	Seaplane Operations-AvShop Pilot Shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Seaplane Operations is a comprehensive text on basic and advanced techniques for floatplanes, amphibians and flying boats from around the world, featuring museum-quality photographs and illustrations.
		No other seaplane book is like it in its extensive record of many types of seaplanes and flying boats.
		It is the only source of information for many of the floatplanes, amphibians, and flying boats in use throughout the world today, as well as historical information on little-known seaplane types throughout aviation history.
	www.avshop.com /prodinfo.asp?number=5979 (280 words)

	The Ultimate R3Y Tradewind Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The Convair R3Y Tradewind was a giant turboprop-powered flying boat for the United States Navy which entered service in 1954.
		Their response, the Model 117 was a large, high-wing flying boat with Allison T-40 engines driving six-bladed contra-rotating propellers, a slender high-lift wing with fixed floats, and a sleek body with a single-step hull.
		List of military aircraft of the United States - List of flying boats
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/P5Y (468 words)

	List of seaplanes and flying boats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following is a list of flying boats and seaplanes.
		Consolidated PBY Catalina, USA, 1936, maritime patrol flying boat and amphibious
		Martin P5M Marlin - 1957, maritime patrol and ASW flying boat
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_seaplanes_and_flying_boats (453 words)

	PBY - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flying boats had the advantage of not requiring runways to take off and land, in effect having the entire ocean available as its runway.
		Several different flying boats were adopted by the Navy, but the PBY Catalina was the most widely used and produced.
		Naval doctrine of the 1930s and 1940s used flying boats in a wide variety of roles that today are handled by multiple special-purpose aircraft.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=PBY (2863 words)

	Promotex Online - The Flying Cat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Seaplanes and flying boats have always been among my favorite aircraft.
		Newly designated as the XPBY-1, the flying boat took to the air May 19, 1936 and set a new record for a non-stop distance flight of 3,443 miles.
		Named "Dumbo" for Disney's flying elephant, the missions were based on the PBY's ability to land, pick up downed aviators and fly them to safety.
	www.promotex.ca /articles/cawthon/2006/2006-04-18_article.html (2532 words)

	Boeing's Flying Boat
		One such accomplishment was the Boeing 314 (B314) "flying boat" of the late 1930s and early 1940s, an airplane model that Pan American Airways named the Clipper.
		Of the 12 flying boats Boeing built for Pan American Airways, the first six were delivered between January and June 1939, the second six between April and August 1941.
		The three BOAC flying boats were retired in 1948 and sold to General Phoenix Corporation, a Baltimore airplane broker.
	www.wshs.org /wshs/columbia/articles/0203-a3.htm (3454 words)

	Naval Aviation in World War I
		The flying boat was so impressive that many Naval aviators urged its adoption as the major means of taking air power to sea.
		The sea sled was a powerful motor boat designed to launch an aircraft at a point within range of the target and had been developed experimentally at the recommendation of and under the guidance of Commander H. Mustin as a means of attacking German submarine pens.
		In addition to an unobstructed "flying-on and flying-off deck", stowage space for aircraft and facilities for repair of aircraft, the new plans provided for catapults to be fitted on both forward and after ends of the flying-off deck.
	www.history.navy.mil /branches/avchr2.htm (9151 words)

	flying boats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Inside title is: 'To the East by Air' and describes trip made by the IRIS II type flying boat made by Blackburn.
		This is the radiator for the Aeromarine Model 60-U-8-D flying boat (Limousine Flying Boat).
		German text; it describes the details and specifications of this famous flying boat and the various records it held.
	www.icarusbooks.com /flying.htm (2451 words)

	List of All Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flying Boats and Seaplanes: A History from 1905
		Book recalls the history of seaplanes throughout the world, the enthusiasm of the masses, and the rapid technical development of the machines over a period where aviation offered a new dimension of life.
		Describes the Golden Years of hydraviation, its decline, and tells why some countries are still the "seaplane's paradise".
	www.aviation-heritage.com /en-us/p_995.html (96 words)

	New and used books on seaplanes and other aviation related topics
		Synopsis: An Illustrated History of Seaplanes and Flying Boats is an illustrated story of seaplanes at war and peace.
		Synopsis: Flying Boats and Amphibians Since 1945 It may come as a surprise to learn that some 1,700 multi-engined military and commercial flying boats and amphibians have been built since 1945.
		This book describes 12 major multi-engined flying boats and amphibians that have been produced, albeit in small numbers in some cases, in 7 different countries since 1945.
	www.utahseaplaneadventures.com /seaplanebooks/books.html (2049 words)

	Flying boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A seaplane is an aircraft that is designed to take off and alight upon water.
		Following the end of World War II, the use of flying boats rapidly declined though the U.S. Navy continued to operate such aircraft (notably the Martin P5M Marlin) until the early 1970s.
		The authors list is available on this page.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Flying_boat (832 words)

	Flying Boats - Online Tips Flying Boats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flying Boats This is the definitive video series of the romance and great history of seaplanes, flying boats and float planes.
		List of seaplanes and flying boats [Categories: Lists of aircraft, Seaplanes and flying boats] The following is a list of (A large seaplane that floats on the full rather than on pontoons) flying...
		Flying boats aircraft were among the largest aircraft of the first half of the 20th century; their...
	www.boatgrid.com /flyingboats (2210 words)

	Plane & Pilot Magazine \| Learning To Fly Seaplanes
		For many pilots, attaining a seaplane rating is near the top of their must-do list.
		Fortunately there are an abundance of schools worldwide that offer courses in water flying, but few are quite as unique as Italy’s Aero Club Como.“Pilots come from all over the world to learn here,” says the club’s president, Cesare Baj.
		Eventually pilots can earn the ability to fly the airplane away from the lake to other destinations, including pristine lakes in the Alps (Lake Como is at the base of the Alps in northern Italy) or to nearby Milan and eventually the Mediterranean and Europe.
	www.planeandpilotmag.com /content/2006/apr/seaplanes.html (1015 words)

	Flight Simulator Aircraft - Golden Age Flying Boats
		The DoX was an early all metal flying boat, suitable for 70 passengers in well equipped cabins.
		The instrument layout has been altered to be as close as possible to that of the PBY restored and flying in New Zealand.
		Italo Balbo, Italian Minister of Air, commanded an armada of 25 SM.55X flying boats on a round trip flight from their Orbetello seaplane base, 100 miles north of Rome, to the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
	www.oldbeacon.com /fs/fs_acft_list-2.htm (1124 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: US Seaplane Tenders: Heavy Tenders
		The aft section of the seaplane working deck was converted into a small drydock with a ramp at its front.
		A single large seaplane crane was fitted aft of the seaplane deck, at the extreme stern.
		Seaplane servicing and utility boats were carried on deck forward of the bridge.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/us_sea2.htm (1817 words)

	Aviation Books for Sale
		This book traces the rise of military flying from the earliest suggestion of bombing from balloons up to 1942 when hundreds of American-designed and American-designed airplanes were pouring from factory doors for the latest war effort.
		This book describes 12 major multi- engined flying boats and amphibians that were produced, albeit in small nunmbers in some cases, in 7 different countries since 1945 and used for military and commercial use.
		The now- extinct airships and flying boats, the great piston-engined aircraft of the 1950's and the dawn of the jet age are all described in great detail.
	www.stillmanbooks.com /aviation.htm (10060 words)

	Amazon.com: Flying Boats and Seaplanes: A History from 1905: Books: Stephane Nicolaou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flying Boats: The J-Class Yachts of Aviation by Ian Marshall
		Flying Boats and Seaplanes: A History from 1905 by Stephane Nicolaou
		As he takes us through seaplane history, the author avoids the temptation to use poor contemporary color photos or to substitute color pictures of restored current seaplanes for authentic period shots, thus presenting an accurate look at seaplane aviation until after WW II.
	www.amazon.com /Flying-Boats-Seaplanes-History-1905/dp/0760306214 (1333 words)

	Hydrofoil Articles in Popular Magazines
		The example used is a Navigator flying boat kit by C.A.Zaic Co; however enough specific information is given to allow addition of hydrofoils to most seaplanes, allowing for experimentation to optimize the exact location and size of the foils.
		the seaplanes and larger flying boats are definitely outperformed by the hyplanes.
		However, in the small flying boat class it is questionable from a practical standpoint if the hydrofoil-equipped airplane would be the best...
	www.foils.org /popmags.htm (11228 words)

	Deals on Polaris Flying Inflatable Boats And SKIN TRIKES!
		The FIB's is designed to fly on all water surfaces including the sea which is the largest runway available in the world.
		The boat also protects the whole machine (including the propeller) from the water during take off with big waves, leaving the pilot, passenger, and engine 100% dry.
		Compared to a machine equipped with pontoon catamaran style, the inflatable boat has a more naturally aerodynamic shape that reduces the drag in the air and does not interfere negatively with the control of the aircraft.
	flightability.bizland.com /PFIBNC.htm (1606 words)

	links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This site covers the history of this famous RAF flying boat squadron, in words and pictures, as well as acting as a 'meeting point' for squadron reunions.
		One of the main flying boat places to visit in the U.K.; home of the Short Sandringham ' Beachcomber' and the Saro A/1 jet fighter flying boats, as well as a host of flying boat related exhibits.
		Listings of all types of WWII Luftwaffe flying boats with full specifications and pictures.
	www.seawings.co.uk /links.htm (1162 words)

	HIRO FLYING BOATS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Response To: Re: Hiro Flying Boats and Tsuchiura Ku (Allan Alsleben)
		Mikesh and Abe states that these "were the main naval flying boat until about 1938." No mention of their service after this date is given, but second-line/trainig use is possible though it's strictly conjectural.
		The Hiro H4H1 (and 2) Navy Type 91 Flying Boat was twin-engine monoplane flying boat with two-step hull, all metal stressed skin construction with a wing having a Wagner/Rohrbach box-spar.
	www.j-aircraft.com /faq/hiro_flying_boats.htm (2946 words)

	First World War.com - Primary Documents - Treaty of Versailles: Articles 159-213
		Officers who have previously belonged to any formations whatever of the Army, and who are not retained in the units allowed to be maintained, must not take part in any military exercise whether theoretical or practical, and will not be under any military obligations whatever.
		Except where a ship has been lost, units of the different classes shall only be replaced at the end of a period of twenty years in the case of battleships and cruisers, and fifteen years in the case of destroyers and torpedo boats, counting from the launching of the ship.
		In addition to the engines installed in the seaplanes or flying boats above mentioned, one spare engine may be provided for each engine of each of these craft.
	www.firstworldwar.com /source/versailles159-213.htm (4160 words)

	Goose Central
		The Goose was soon to be recognized beyond that of a weekend luxury flyer, and it rapidly it became the plane of choice for several air services.
		I used to fly on the Alaska Coastal-Ellis Gooses when I was a kid living in Ketchikan Alaska in the 1950's and 1960's.
		The Goose in my opinion, is the most useful and sturdy of all the seaplanes and flying boats.
	www.geocities.com /alaskangoose (418 words)

	Russian Defense Business Directory - T
		Seaplanes produced by Beriyev's bureau include the MBR-2 (Morskoy Blizhniy Razvyedchik: marine short-range reconnaissance), Be-2, Be-4, Be-6 Madge, and Be-12 Mail.
		The Be-12 holds all of the 45 records listed with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale for turboprop-powered amphibians and turboprop-powered flying boats.
		The production association is probably on a list of enterprises to be transformed to joint stock ownership by the end of 1993.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/industry/docs/rus95/t_list.htm (1723 words)

	Scale Models - sunderland flying boat
		has anyone built the 135" span flying boat from plans in the plans hand book as i am thinking of ordering them, i've allready got the cowls, just need to build the rest to go with them, then i can take it to beale float plane show next year.
		Not Sure if this one is built from the same plans but I took this pic at Woodvale many years ago, this was powered by 2 stroke engines....would have been nicer with 4 strokes but a Superb Model all the same.
		I have sent a copy of my pic to Geoff for inclusion on his gallery of the Sunderland....he says he has joined this forum and will be posting some pics of the empire flying boat soon........looking forwards to them.
	www.scale-models.co.uk /printthread.php?t=648 (742 words)

	Aviation History
		The Skyhawk Association is an affiliation of individuals who have maintained, flown, (or simply love) the "A-4 Skyhawk"; and who are dedicated to the perpetuation of the legend, history, traditions, and camaraderie associated with the greatest attack aircraft ever built.
		This site has my list of all designations assigned to U.S. aircraft of all 5 services as well as explanations of all the systems used since the early 1900's.
		History of U.S. Navy PBY squadrons in the WWII Pacific that painted their Catalina flying boats flat fl and attacked Japanese ships at night.
	c.webring.com /webring?ring=avihistory;list (1934 words)

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