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A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. Seaplanes 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. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are in a subclass called amphibious aircraft, or amphibians. Seaplanes were sometimes called hydroplanes, but currently this term applies instead to motor-powered watercraft that use the technique of hydrodynamic lift to skim the surface of water when running at speed. The use of seaplanes gradually tapered off after World War II, partially because of the investments in airports during the war. In the 21st century, seaplanes maintain a few niche uses, such as for aerial firefighting, air transport around archipelagos, and access to undeveloped or roadless areas, some of which have numerous lakes.

fixed-wing aircraft seaplane floatplanes

References

  1. Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009.
  2. The Oxford English Dictionary defines "seaplane" as An aeroplane designed to be able to operate from water; specifically, one with floats, in contrast to a flying boat.
  3. Dictionary definition, "Flying boat" http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/flying%20boat
  4. Dictionary definition "Floatplane" http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=floatplane
  5. Dictionary definition, "Seaplane" http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/seaplane
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  18. Hallam 1919, pp. 21–22.
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  26. Its claim to true flying status is disputed as it made but one short flight in its life
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