photographs of flying boats and floatplanes
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Good shit, op. If I were a billionaire I'd build my own experimental flying yacht based on a Catalina but larger and with modern systems, noise isolation and comfortable interior design.Wish I lived near a place where I could volunteer to help maintain one of the remaining ones.
You can't have a seaplane thread without the Blackburn Party Bus.
>>65049196love PBYs one of the greatest airplanes of all timeOne of the custom civilian upgrades post-WWII was replacing the R-1830s with Wright Twin Cyclone R-2600s for a Super Catalina
While I have B open. Beriev is a good name.
>>65049241these are awesomeI want one
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>>65049199I love vintage twin engine civil aircraft so much.Pic not related.
>>65049322It looks more fun that way up.
>>65049339jet flying boats are the shit
>>65049196how bad would your OCD be?
the only reason why I care about the Ekranoplan is WiChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WopbvjBMa3A
>>65049372Consolidated PBY Catalina was truly a war-winning aircraft
>>65049353Lun survives, just. Have an Orlyonok on display.
My dad told me I captioned this wrong. He says he can tell by the background that this is not the Philippines, it’s enroute somewhere. He guessed midway. Grandpa’s picture.
>>65049383Grr...
>>65049420Kawanishi you say...
There are very few things Kawasaki Heavy Industries don't make.
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>>65049344unfortunately this is true
>>65049487Is that a bad thing?
>>65049436good, good
>>65049504No, jet engines absolutely love having large amounts of seawater passed through them. Some of them do look just perfect though.
>>65049651Ambi seaplanes are bestest because you never know when you might need to land in Denver.
