"This material first appeared in Floatplanes and racers, c1979 ... [and] Seaplanes and flying boats, c1979." siris_sil_527808 ...

Seaplanes and jet-powered airplanes seem to come from two different, mutually exclusive worlds. So were any jet-powered seaplanes ever built?

The year was 1916, just 12½ years after the Wright brothers had their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk. World War I was underway in Europe, and the U.S. would join the fray the following year.

Boeing is well known for both its passenger jets (such as the 757, which pilots love) and military aircraft. So it's interesting that the first plane it ever built was a seaplane called the Model 1 ...

Luxury seaplanes, also known as flying boats, were a popular mode of travel in the 1930s. They offered all the accoutrements of sailing on a beautifully appointed ocean liner, like private sleeping ...

Deep-pocketed travelers who prefer to fly private have another option when they’re jetting from Manhattan to the Hamptons or Miami to the Bahamas: seaplanes. With the ability to use water as a runway, ...

It's been nearly 40 years since the US got rid of its last seaplane, an aircraft long seen as outdated. Growing attention on the Indo-Pacific and on China, which is developing its own seaplane, have ...

Several start-ups developing a new generation of seaplanes see immense market opportunity and insist their designs have a clear certification path. But the niche and emerging sector – which includes ...

The designers of an all-electric seaplane called NoEmi hope their conceptual aircraft will one day take tourists fjord-hopping in Norway, and eventually connect cities in coastal areas worldwide.