A flying boat is a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water, that usually has no type of landing gear to allow operation on land.[1] It differs from a float plane as it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy. Flying boats may be stabilized by under-wing floats or by wing-like projections (called sponsons) from the fuselage. Flying boats were some of the largest aircraft of the first half of the 20th century, exceeded in size only by bombers developed during World War II. Their advantage lay in using water instead of expensive land-based runways, making them the basis for international airlines in the interwar period. They were also commonly used for maritime patrol and air-sea rescue. Their use gradually tailed off after World War II, partially because of the investments in airports during the war. In the 21st century, flying boats maintain a few niche uses, such as for dropping water on forest fires, air transport around archipelagos, and access to undeveloped or roadless areas. Many modern seaplane variants, whether float or flying boat types, are convertible amphibious aircraft where either landing gear or flotation modes may be used to land and take off. Contents [hide] 1 Flying boats today 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Flying boats today[edit] See also: History of the seaplane The shape of the Short Empire, a British flying boat of the 1930s was a harbinger of the shape of 20th century aircraft yet to come. Today, however, true flying boats have largely been replaced by seaplanes with floats and amphibian aircraft with wheels. The Beriev Be-200 twin-jet amphibious aircraft has been one of the closest "living" descendants of the earlier flying boats, along with the larger amphibious planes used for fighting forest fires. There are also several experimental/kit amphibians such as the Volmer Sportsman, Quikkit Glass Goose, Airmax Sea Max, Aeroprakt A-24, and Seawind 300C. The ShinMaywa US-2 is a large STOL amphibious aircraft designed for air-sea rescue work. The US-2 is operated by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. The Canadair CL-215 and successor Bombardier 415 are examples of modern flying boats and are used for forest fire suppression. Dornier announced plans in May 2010 to build CD2 SeaStar composite flying boats in Quebec, Canada. Gallery[edit]
Chinese Harbin/Shuihong 5
U.S. PBY Catalina serving as an aerial firefighting plane
Japanese ShinMaywa US-2
Canadair CL-215
Canadair CL-415
Russian Beriev Be-200 See also[edit] List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft Ground effect vehicle Maritime patrol aircraft References[edit] Notes Jump up ^ E. R. Johnson, American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft: An Illustrated History, McFarland and Company, Inc., ISBN 978-0-7864-3974-4 Bibliography Davies, R.E.G. Pan Am: An Airline and its Aircraft. New York: Orion Books, 1987. ISBN 0-517-56639-7. Yenne, Bill. Seaplanes & Flying Boats: A Timeless Collection from Aviation's Golden Age. New York: BCL Press, 2003. ISBN 1-932302-03-4. External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flying boats. When Boats Had Wings, June 1963 detail article Popular Science [hide] v t e Lists relating to aviation General Aircraft manufacturers Aircraft engines manufacturers Airlines Defunct airlines Helicopter airlines Airports Aerobatic teams Civil authorities Gliders Museums Registration prefixes Rotorcraft manufacturers Timeline Military Air forces Experimental Missiles Unmanned Weapons Accidents / incidents Commercial airliners by location Fatalities by death toll General aviation Military By registration Records Airspeed Altitude Distance Endurance Firsts Large Most-produced aircraft Most-produced rotorcraft Categories: Flying boatsSeaplanes and flying boats Navigation menu Create accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView history
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