The world's first regular scheduled air route was flown by a flying boat. Seaplanes are a large part of the history of flight, especially in areas of the world with many lakes and other waterways. Seaplanes uses action-filled illustrations and historical and contemporary images to show how cool plane/boat hybrids can be. Interesting text describes: - How flying boats were the dream of almost every early aircraft designer - The world's first seaplane, the hydravion - Early seaplanes were open-cockpit biplanes that frequently ...
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The world's first regular scheduled air route was flown by a flying boat. Seaplanes are a large part of the history of flight, especially in areas of the world with many lakes and other waterways. Seaplanes uses action-filled illustrations and historical and contemporary images to show how cool plane/boat hybrids can be. Interesting text describes: - How flying boats were the dream of almost every early aircraft designer - The world's first seaplane, the hydravion - Early seaplanes were open-cockpit biplanes that frequently crashed - Battles at sea in World War I and World War II - How floatplanes were used to explore northern areas and even deliver mail in Canada, the United States and Russia
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