Americans do not understand RACKETEERING runs every walk of life to include the U.S. military--what maximizes greed & ego that can be milked perpetually with a built-in weakness to have ready-made excuses to do little or nothing is what's bought over what's BEST and MOST EFFICIENT. There is no.... more

The Red Bull Albatross. A 1957 Grumman Albatross Seaplane HU-16E long wing model used by the Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard for rescue and ocean patrols through Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War. http://www.redbullusa.com

Seaplane fighters that can take-off and land from the water that covers over 70% of the earth's surface cannot be denied flight by cratering a runway--an excellent point brought out by this video of a newsreel from the can-do WW2 generation. However, with the Axis threat gone, the comfortable aircraft carrier.... more

Sorry its in Russian! :( Note: The 6-engined jet at 0:40 is the Antonov 225, which is presently the largest aircraft in the world, period. Its a cargo transporter and its cargo bay is so large it can hold most of the assembled components of a Boeing 747. The Russian space shuttle Buran can be attached to its back for.... more

Seaplanes pick up water at Castelo de Bode Lagoon (Tomar, Portugal).

Flight video of my new RC seaplane, named the Polaris. Free plans are available at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=922465 and kits are available at http://www.modelaero.com.

That's why I like seaplane amphibian!

Flying on russian amphibian plane on Volga river

Demonstration of the excellent capabilities of the Zenith STOL CH 701 mounted to Zenair amphibious floats (pontoons). This video, from the French Zenair dealer, also shows the floats in great detail.

Clips from different days of taxi, takeoff and landing. More still photos at http://angelica14709.com/v-web/gallery/album25