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flying boat: see seaplane seaplane, airplane designed to take off from and alight on water. The two most common types are the floatplane, whose fuselage is supported by struts attached to two or more pontoon floats, and the flying boat, whose boat-hull fuselage is constructed with the ..... Click the link for more information. . flying boat a seaplane in which the fuselage consists of a hull that provides buoyancy in the water How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Basil's life is dull--until an eccentric professor who is steering a flying boat enters his world, bringing him to a magic floating city filled with inventions and wonders. According to the SCAA, Real was also instrumental in locating the Hughes Flying Boat ``Spruce Goose'' at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Oregon, where he was chairman emeritus. This book collection includes black-and-white and a few color views of such aircraft as the Arado 196, one of the war's most capable floatplanes, the Blohm & Voss BV 138 maritime patrol flying boat, and the huge BV 222 Viking. |
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