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05-19-2009, 01:29 AM
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| airplane which can land both in water and land is there a plane which can land both in land and water if yes when was the first one made |
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05-19-2009, 02:09 AM
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| The PBY is one. My Father was a Navy pilot instructor in those down in Florida. They were at Pearl Harbor, but those maybe water only. File:USAFCatalina.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Late 30's for a first build date, but later with retractable gear. FWIW Last edited by mad_max; 05-19-2009 at 02:10 AM. Reason: speeling as usual |
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05-19-2009, 02:22 AM
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  | There is the Grumman J2F Duck, it was equiped with retractable wheels. It was developed in the 1930's. http://www.aviation-history.com/grumman/j2f.html
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05-19-2009, 02:27 AM
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| I think the first amphibious aircraft was made in the 30's...not real sure, though I bet someone here knows for sure. I do know that Grumman made a number of amphibious aircraft, like the J2F Duck, G-73 Mallard, SA-16 Albatross, G-21 Goose and the J4F Widgeon. Later in WWII, the PBY Catalina was converted to amphibious cabalities as the PBY5A. The most recent ones I can think of is the Canadian Canadair CL-415 and the Japanese ShinMaywa US1A. The list of amphibious aircraft is a long one, perhaps you might like to see the list of aircraft by nations that Wikipedia has: List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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05-19-2009, 03:38 AM
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| Don't forget the Supermarine Walrus of 1933, designed by a certain R J Mitchell. |
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05-19-2009, 03:53 AM
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| Hi Farmersboy, >Don't forget the Supermarine Walrus of 1933, designed by a certain R J Mitchell. Heinkel He 57 Heron, 1929. All-metal single-engine monoplane amphibian. But I'm sure there must have been earlier types ... Jacob Goedecker built an amphbian as early as 1912, though it didn't manage any successful flights. Regards, Henning (HoHun) |
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05-19-2009, 07:36 AM
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| Holy Aerial Canoe, Batman! (punches fist into opposite glove)  The name Bat Boat always amused me!
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05-19-2009, 10:17 AM
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| All aircraft can land on the water, few can take off from water. LOL |
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05-19-2009, 10:57 AM
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| didn't the germans devolop aa amphibious plane during WW1? I think it was called the sea albotross.
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05-19-2009, 11:05 AM
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| According to wikipedia, Glenn Curtiss' A-1 Triad (for land, sea, and air) was the first amphibian, being sold to the Navy in 1911. Glenn Curtiss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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05-19-2009, 11:29 AM
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| ren, you beat me to it! They all can land on land and water. Its the taking off thats the hard part.
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05-19-2009, 04:20 PM
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| heh. Kinda like saying all ships are submersible, but only submersibles may become ships again.  I seem to recall pics from Pearl Harbor's Catalina base (Ford Island, IIRC) where the burning planes were not at piers, but sitting on the tarmac. There's really not much space on FordIsland to put a bunch of piers for Cats, either (I was barracked off Ford Island for about 8 months), especially with all the battlewagons and such around the island. So I would hazard a guess that the Cats there were land/water planes.
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