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Postby IcedFoxtrotter » Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:54 am

Here's mine.
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby Hagar » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:45 am

I'll get this one in before Ozzy. My idea of the ultimate floatplane. :D 8)

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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby Ivan » Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:11 am

Be-200

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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:01 pm

I've always had a soft spot for the good old Supermarine Walrus.
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My second favorite is the Shorts Sunderland.
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby IcedFoxtrotter » Mon Mar 08, 2004 3:55 pm

I gotta admit hagar that is preety sweet. :D
The BE-200 as well
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:12 pm

Although the Walrus is somewhat cuddly I'm going to have to go with the Sunderland.
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby IcedFoxtrotter » Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:18 am

Any fans of PB-5Y's?
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby SilverFox441 » Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:43 am

Catalina/Canso is a nice plane...but I'd rather have a CL-415 (for patriotic reasons) or a Grumman Albatross (in RCAF colours).
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby Rifleman » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:24 am

How could anyone forget or ignore this little baby....

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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby Ivan » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:36 am

there is one in the making for FS, rifleman...
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby jimclarke » Mon Mar 15, 2004 1:59 pm

I saw a magazine a few years back that had a really nice Grumman Albatros.
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby OTTOL » Mon Mar 15, 2004 3:33 pm

How could anyone forget or ignore this little baby....

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I would NEVER ignore the Chickasaw but what does it have to do with seaplanes?  ::)  :-X  :D
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby OTTOL » Mon Mar 15, 2004 3:35 pm

Isn't the HK1 still the LARGEST airplane ever built?
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby Hagar » Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:31 pm

Isn't the HK1 still the LARGEST airplane ever built?

Not now. Ivan will correct me but I'm sure the Antonov An-225 is currently regarded as the world's largest aircraft. I believe there have been others in between. It depends what you base it on. Wing span, length, height of the vertical tail surfaces or overall size. Some aircraft might have less wing span but be much longer & vice versa.

If some reports are to be believed, Howard Hughes was so shaken by the experience of "flying" the Spruce Goose that he never attempted it again & wouldn't allow anyone else near it. They say the only reason he attempted it on that particular day was to avoid the consequences of the Congress hearing he was involved with at the time, accused of cheating the US Government & the taxpayer out of millions of dollars. By doing that short hop he had proven his critics wrong, the aircraft had actually flown & proceedings against him were dropped.
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Re: Whats your favorite seaplane?

Postby SilverFox441 » Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:46 am

AHA!!!

Given the date of the photo, the helo taking pics of the Hercules can't be a Chickasaw...it hasn't flown yet.

I think it's a Bell 47B...thoughts?
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