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Seaplane

Seaplane
Grumman G-111 Albatross amphibious flying boat of Chalks International Airlines landing in Miami Harbor in March 1987
NameSeaplane
CaptionGrumman G-111 Albatross amphibious flying boat of Chalks International Airlines landing in Miami Harbor in March 1987

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A sea plane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft. Seaplanes and amphibians are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteristics: floatplanes and flying boats; the latter are generally far larger and can carry far more. These aircraft were sometimes called hydroplanes.


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