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  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    The distinction I gave is referring to body styles when landing on water.
     
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  2. Takao

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    Yes, but you posted...
    A "Sea plane's" distinction is only on it's ability to land on and take off from water. Not it's body style in the water.

    A float plane is a sea plane. A flying boat is also a sea plane. Although the terms are often used interchangeably.
     
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    Have fun.
     
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  4. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    A sea plane lands on it's fuselage, a float plane lands on it's floats.

    A 21 gun salute is not what is given at funerals : A three volley rifle salute is.
     
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    A flying boat lands on its "hull". Its a boat that flies. A float plane is a plane with floats.
     
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  6. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    So we got;
    Seaplanes,
    Flying boats
    and Cessna's with water wings
     
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    Sea plane refers to any aircraft that has been marinised for work over or on water. It must be able to take off and land on water...if it can land on an airstrip also, then its amphibious.

    SO -
    Seaplanes are either flying boats or float planes.
    Amphibious can also land on an airstrip.
     
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  8. Kai-Petri

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    Catalina...



    [​IMG]
     
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  9. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Several years ago I watched a Catalina fly over my house at tree top level. And yeah it was awesome !
     
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    Aqua-aeroplane then. There, it's settled.
     
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    Except for the naming part. :p
     
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    Aqua-aeroplane...Check.

    Your aqua-aeroplane.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Nice try but a seaplane? Does not look like one.At least what I think. Unless you mean it has been under water for years?? Cheers mate! ;) ;)
     
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    Germans: the Arado version. Not so big but looked like a version that was useful?!

    [​IMG]
     
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    Any landing you can swim away from !
     
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    Wow did she have to ditch if so she went down fairly intact
     
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    She's on my want list f- toys did a seaplane set and she's one, wanna get the whole set
     
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    When you're out of fuel you just look for the softest spot you find.
     
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    Yes, she had to ditch. The propeller blades on the propeller on the left side of the photo are bent back and not feathered - so this one was working at the time. The blades on the prop on the photo's right are not bent back near as much, but also not feathered - so it might not have been running, or at least running at reduced RPMs.
     
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    Out of fuel or engine problems...Hard to say.
     
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