A flying boat is a kind of fixed-winged seaplane having a hull that lands on water. People often use a flying boat and floatplane interchangeably. However, these are two different transportation modes. The fuselage in flying boats is mainly designed for floatation and comes with a hull. On the other side, floatplanes work on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy. The main purpose of the fuselage is to provide buoyancy.
Instead of a fuselage, flyingboats may also use sponsons or under-wing floats extending from the fuselage to get some extra stability. Please note that there is no landing gear in flying boat that would help them to land on the ground. However, with the advent of new technologies, many amphibious aircraft have been launched that can land on both ground and water.
Talking about the flying boat, this amazing transport mode rose in popularity during the First World War. For quite good long years, flying boats were the main mode of international aviation transport that took off and landed on water. However, one day it vanished and was no longer seen…Read more
Source:- Uk Journal
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