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This plane has four propellers and five engines.
The fifth one is a small turboshaft of about 1,364 hp that never turns a propeller. It runs a compressor that blows air over the flaps, a trick called boundary layer control. It keeps the airflow stuck to the wing at flap angles where an ordinary wing would stall, so a big amphibian can fly as slowly as about 90 km/h.
That slow speed is the whole point. Waves don't flatten out for you, and the slower you touch down, the gentler the hit. ShinMaywa says the US-2 can land in waves up to 3 meters.
Then there's the spray. Watch the clip the hull has a spray suppressor that pushes water down and spray strips that throw it sideways, so it stays out of the engines.
A flying boat has to solve the water as well as the air.
Video by Cpl. Madison Sharpe
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Obviously the Dornier Do-24K was the most beautiful seaplane of all times. Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service (MLD).
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Manhattan’s seaplane pause resolution can’t ground anyone. Only the FAA can. The hearing exposed the real gap: the city couldn’t say whether operators follow its 1,000-ft offshore guidance. Unmeasured guidance is easy to attack.
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Glenn L. Martin made the first extended over-ocean flight on this day in 1912. He flew from Newport Bay, California, to Catalina Island, a total of nearly 70 miles.
This photo, courtesy Orange County Archives, shows Martin and his seaplane on Newport Bay.
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The Blériot 5190 "Santos Dumont" was a large transatlantic mail transport seaplane built in 1933 to order from the French government to ferry mail between France and South America. It made 38 crossings and was retired from service in 1937 after a successful career.
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In 1939, flying a Piper Cub seaplane, Clyde Schlieper and W.E.S. Carroll set a world endurance record of 30 days and 6 hrs of sustained flight, flying low over a dry lake bed near Rosamond, CA to refuel by car. Kay Jewelers is still getting publicity from it 87 years later.😎
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Take-off of a Lioré and Olivier LeO H-246/1. A beautiful 1939 seaplane operated by Air France.
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Sincere thanks to all today's followers, 'likes' and readers. (G-21G Super Goose Antilles Seaplane)
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12 September 1929. A new world speed record of 357.7mph was established at Calshot by Squadron Leader Augustus Henry Orlebar, A.F.C., of the Royal Air Force High Speed Flight, piloting a Supermarine S6 seaplane.
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Ever visited the Seaplane Base at AirVenture? 🌊🛩️ It’s often called EAA’s hidden paradise for a reason.
If you didn't get a chance to stop by during #OSH26, here’s some views of what you may have missed! Swipe through to see some of our favorite aircraft soaking in the sun as they float on the water. ☀️🕶️
📸 Mike Steineke, Jim Raeder, and James Vanvakas
#Aviation #Avgeek #Oshkosh #FloatPlane
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A founder of companies that have developed popular amateur-built and turboprop aircraft is setting off on a new mission to develop a highly capable utility aircraft for the general aviation market. vist.ly/5q8qp
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#ubecake made in Australia using our #ubepowder exported from Singapore. Just received this pic from the bakery there in NSW!
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🔦 Lights 📽️ Camera. 🟢 Set. 🎬 ACTION!
Stream the #OSH26 grounds live right now ➡️ EAA.org/Live
(Seaplane Base livestream camera will be up and running later this week. Check back soon!)
#Oshkosh #AirVenture #avgeek #planespotting
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This French Sécurité Civile seaplane is doing exactly what Canada’s firefighters are using right now to battle wildfires — flying low over the water, scooping up thousands of liters in seconds, and turning around to drop it on the fires.
With more than 850 fires currently burning across Canada, these water bombers are actively being deployed, especially when they can refill straight from a river instead of flying back to base.
At the same time, the smoke has been drifting south into the U.S., and cities like Detroit, Minneapolis, and Chicago have been dealing with some of the worst air quality in the world this week. A lot of Americans are frustrated, feeling like the fires aren’t being fought aggressively enough.
It’s striking to watch one of these planes doing its job up close, knowing the same type of aircraft are flying missions right now while their smoke travels hundreds of miles into American cities.
Should Canada be fighting every wildfire more aggressively to protect American air quality?
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Check out all the aircraft heading towards Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) ahead of @EAA AirVenture 2026. Are you going this year? Flying in? Let us know and we will see you there!
#OSH26 #flightradar #aviation #avgeek
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We’re back in the #PacificNorthwest and hard at work.
10 Dauntless #FireBosses are positioned across #Washington, and in the last few weeks we’ve flown on 18 #wildfires – including Juniper Dunes, Roza, Twin Sisters, Hazel and more. (1/3)
