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An air transport mode using powered fixed-wing aircraft able to take off from and land on open water instead of a paved runway. Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the first successful seaplane, his Gnome Omega-powered Fabre Hydravion, on 28 March 1910, and flying boats went on to dominate long-distance international aviation through the 1930s and 1940s, carrying passengers and mail across oceans and into regions with no land-based airport at all. The mode declined sharply after the Second World War as paved runways spread worldwide and conventional land-based airliners proved faster and cheaper to operate, though seaplanes still serve remote coastal and island communities and specialized charter routes today.

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Core Concern
Landing and taking off from open water on a fixed-wing aircraft instead of a paved runway 1
Origin Year
1910 1
Medium
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Beriev A-40, Vehicles
Source Beriev A-40 (Wikipedia)
Beriev Be-10, Vehicles
Source Beriev Be-10 (Wikipedia)
Source Beriev Be-103 (Wikipedia)
Source Beriev Be-112 (Wikipedia)
Beriev Be-2, Vehicles
Source Beriev Be-2 (Wikipedia)
Source Beriev Be-2500 (Wikipedia)
Beriev Be-4, Vehicles
Source Beriev Be-4 (Wikipedia)
Beriev Be-6, Vehicles
Source Beriev Be-6 (Wikipedia)
Beriev Be-8, Vehicles
Source Beriev Be-8 (Wikipedia)
Beriev MBR-2, Vehicles
Source Beriev MBR-2 (Wikipedia)
Beriev MBR-7, Vehicles
Source Beriev MBR-7 (Wikipedia)
Beriev MDR-5, Vehicles
Source Beriev MDR-5 (Wikipedia)
Beriev R-1, Vehicles
Source Beriev R-1 (Wikipedia)
Boeing B-1, Vehicles

An aircraft, so it exemplifies the aviation mode.

Source Boeing B-1 (Wikipedia)

An aircraft, so it exemplifies the aviation mode.

Source Boeing Model 320 (Wikipedia)
Source Boeing Model 6D (Wikipedia)

The type belongs to this mode of transport.

Source Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem (Wikipedia)
Source Budd BB-1 Pioneer (Wikipedia)
Curtiss HA, Vehicles
Source Curtiss HA (Wikipedia)
Curtiss HS, Vehicles
Source Curtiss HS (Wikipedia)
Source Curtiss Model F (Wikipedia)
Source Curtiss Model K (Wikipedia)
Curtiss NC, Vehicles
Source Curtiss NC (Wikipedia)
Source Curtiss Wanamaker Triplane (Wikipedia)
Source Dornier Do 26 (Wikipedia)
Dornier Do E, Vehicles
Source Dornier Do E (Wikipedia)
Dornier Do X, Vehicles
Flying Boat, Vehicles
Source Goodyear Duck (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi E10K (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi E11K (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi E13K (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi E15K Shiun (Wikipedia)
Source Yokosuka E5Y (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi E7K (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi H3K (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi K-6 (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi K6K (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi K-7 Transport Seaplane (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi K-8 Transport Seaplane (Wikipedia)
Source Kawanishi K8K (Wikipedia)
Martin 156, Vehicles
Source Martin 156 (Wikipedia)
Martin 193, Vehicles
Source Martin 193 (Wikipedia)
Source Martin JRM Mars (Wikipedia)
Martin P3M, Vehicles
Source Consolidated P2Y (Wikipedia)
Source Martin P5M Marlin (Wikipedia)
Source Martin P6M SeaMaster (Wikipedia)

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1. Wikipedia: Seaplane
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.
  • Overview
    Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteristics: floatplanes and flying boats; the latter are generally far larger and can carry far more.
  • History
    Aviation's earliest pioneers looked to bodies of water to serve as runways for take-offs and landings, a practice that began in earnest in the 1910s.
  • In Category: Modes
  • Part Of: Aviation
  • In Group: Commercial and General Aviation Modes, Lead paragraph
    A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.
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Boeing Model 6D (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Boeing Model 6D, Lead, flying boat (mode)
Quote, Exemplified By: Boeing Model 6D, Lead, flying boat (mode)
was an American pusher biplane flying-boat built by Boeing between 1928 and 1929
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Supermarine Sea Lion II (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Supermarine Sea Lion II, Lead, flying boat (mode)
Quote, Exemplified By: Supermarine Sea Lion II, Lead, flying boat (mode)
The Supermarine Sea Lion II was a British racing flying boat
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Dornier Do E (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Dornier Do E, Lead, flying boat
Quote, Exemplified By: Dornier Do E, Lead, flying boat
The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.
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Dornier Do 26 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Dornier Do 26, Lead, aircraft role
Quote, Exemplified By: Dornier Do 26, Lead, aircraft role
The Dornier Do 26 was an all-metal gull-winged flying boat produced before and during World War II by Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany.
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Northrop N-3PB Nomad (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Northrop N-3PB Nomad, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Northrop N-3PB Nomad, Lead
The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s.
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Boeing B-1 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Boeing B-1, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Boeing B-1, Lead
The Boeing B-1 (company designation Model 6) is a small biplane flying boat designed by William Boeing
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Boeing Model 320 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Boeing Model 320, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Boeing Model 320, Lead
The Boeing Model 320 was a late 1930s project by Boeing for a giant maritime patrol flying boat
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Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem, Lead
The Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem was a Canadian single-engine pusher monoplane flying boat
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Short Mayo Composite (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Mayo Composite, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Mayo Composite, Lead
piggy-back long-range seaplane and flying boat combination
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Short Sealand (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Sealand, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Sealand, Lead
light commercial amphibious aircraft
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Short Sandringham (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Sandringham, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Sandringham, Lead
is a British civilian flying boat designed and originally produced by Short Brothers
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Short Shetland (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Shetland, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Shetland, Lead
British long-range, four-engined flying boat
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Short Calcutta (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Calcutta, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Calcutta, Lead
civilian biplane airliner flying boat
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Martin 156 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin 156, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin 156, Lead
flying boat aircraft intended for trans-Pacific service
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Martin 193 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin 193, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin 193, Lead
a giant cargo transport seaplane
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Martin JRM Mars (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin JRM Mars, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin JRM Mars, Lead
is a retired large, four-engined cargo transport flying boat designed and built by the Martin Company for the United States Navy
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Martin P5M Marlin (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin P5M Marlin, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin P5M Marlin, Lead
is a twin-engined maritime patrol flying boat designed and built by the American aircraft manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company
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Martin P6M SeaMaster (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin P6M SeaMaster, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin P6M SeaMaster, Lead
was an experimental strategic bomber flying boat built by the Glenn L. Martin Company for the United States Navy
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Martin P7M SubMaster (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin P7M SubMaster, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin P7M SubMaster, Lead
The design was initiated to meet a requirement of the United States Navy for an anti-submarine warfare flying boat.
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Short Sarafand (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Sarafand, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Sarafand, Lead
planned as a general reconnaissance aircraft for military service
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Short Seaford (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Seaford, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Seaford, Lead
designed as a long range maritime patrol bomber for RAF Coastal Command
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Short Kent (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Kent, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Kent, Lead
a British four-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying boat airliner
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Short Type 184 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Type 184, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Type 184, Lead
a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying folding-wing seaplane
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Short Rangoon (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Rangoon, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Rangoon, Lead
the procurement of a military variant of the Short S.8 Calcutta
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Short Crusader (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Crusader, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Crusader, Lead
was a British racing seaplane of the 1920s
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Short Cromarty (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Cromarty, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Cromarty, Lead
long-range patrol flying boat to work in support of the Fleet
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Short Knuckleduster (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Knuckleduster, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Knuckleduster, Lead
General Purpose Open Sea Patrol Flying Boat
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Short Mussel (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Mussel, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Mussel, Lead
a single-engined two-seat monoplane built by Short Brothers
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Short Cockle (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Cockle, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Cockle, Lead
the first British all-metal flying boat
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Short Type 320 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Type 320, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Type 320, Lead
was a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo-carrying
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Short Type 166 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Type 166, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Type 166, Lead
was a 1910s British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo-carrying folder seaplane
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Short Type 74 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Short Type 74, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Short Type 74, Lead
the Royal Navy ordered seven 100 hp biplane seaplanes from Shorts
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Consolidated P2Y (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin P3M, Lead, flying boat
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin P3M, Lead, flying boat
The Consolidated P2Y was an American sesquiplane maritime patrol flying boat.
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Naval Aircraft Factory PN (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Martin PM, Lead, flying boat series
Quote, Exemplified By: Martin PM, Lead, flying boat series
The Naval Aircraft Factory PN was a series of open cockpit American flying boats of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Curtiss Model F (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Curtiss Model F, Design and development
Quote, Exemplified By: Curtiss Model F, Design and development
In configuration, these were biplane flying boats powered by a single engine
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Curtiss Model K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Curtiss Model K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Curtiss Model K, Lead
an American single-engined flying boat of World War I
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Curtiss HS (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Curtiss HS, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Curtiss HS, Lead
was a single-engined patrol flying boat
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Curtiss HA (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Curtiss HA, Development and design
Quote, Exemplified By: Curtiss HA, Development and design
The HA was a two-seat biplane with a central float and balancing floats on the wingtips.
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Curtiss NC (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Curtiss NC, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Curtiss NC, Lead
is a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
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Curtiss Wanamaker Triplane (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Curtiss Wanamaker Triplane, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Curtiss Wanamaker Triplane, Lead
a large experimental four-engined triplane patrol flying boat of World War I
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Supermarine Southampton (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Supermarine Southampton, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Supermarine Southampton, Lead
was a flying boat of the interwar period
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Supermarine Stranraer (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Supermarine Stranraer, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Supermarine Stranraer, Lead
is a flying boat designed and built by the British Supermarine Aviation Works company
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Budd BB-1 Pioneer (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Budd BB-1 Pioneer, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: Budd BB-1 Pioneer, Lead, mode
The Budd BB-1 Pioneer was an experimental United States flying boat of the 1930s utilizing the Savoia-Marchetti S.56 design.
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Kawanishi K6K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi K6K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi K6K, Lead
intermediate-level training seaplane
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Kawanishi K8K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi K8K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi K8K, Lead
a Japanese floatplane trainer
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Kawanishi E7K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi E7K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi E7K, Lead
three-seat reconnaissance seaplane
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Kawanishi E15K Shiun (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi E15K Shiun, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi E15K Shiun, Lead
single-engined reconnaissance floatplane
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Kawanishi H3K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi H3K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi H3K, Lead
Japanese biplane military flying boat
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Kawanishi E10K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi E10K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi E10K, Lead
small Japanese flying boat
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Kawanishi E11K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi E11K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi E11K, Lead
Japanese flying boat of the 1930s
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Kawanishi E13K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi E13K, Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi E13K, Lead
three-seat reconnaissance floatplane
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Kawanishi K-6 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi K-6, Lead, floatplane
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi K-6, Lead, floatplane
The Kawanishi K-6 was a passenger-carrying biplane floatplane, built in Japan in the 1920s.
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Kawanishi K-7 Transport Seaplane (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi K-7, Lead, floatplane
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi K-7, Lead, floatplane
The Kawanishi K-7 Transport Seaplane was a Japanese single-engined biplane floatplane of the 1920s.
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Kawanishi K-8 Transport Seaplane (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi K-8, Lead, floatplane
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi K-8, Lead, floatplane
The Kawanishi K-8 Transport Seaplane was a Japanese single-engined floatplane of the 1920s.
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Yokosuka E5Y (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Kawanishi E5K, Lead, seaplane
Quote, Exemplified By: Kawanishi E5K, Lead, seaplane
was a single-engine Japanese seaplane used for reconnaissance
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Beriev (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Beriev, Lead, specialisation
Quote, Has Part: Beriev, Lead, specialisation
is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (design office prefix Be), specializing in amphibious aircraft
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Beriev MBR-2 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev MBR-2, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev MBR-2, Lead, kind of aircraft
which entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1935
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Beriev Be-4 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-4, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-4, Lead, kind of aircraft
was a reconnaissance flying boat built to operate from Soviet warships
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Beriev Be-6 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-6, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-6, Lead, kind of aircraft
long-range maritime reconnaissance, coastal and supply line patrols, torpedo/bombing strikes, mine-laying, and transport operations
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Beriev Be-8 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-8, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-8, Lead, kind of aircraft
It was a passenger/liaison amphibian aircraft
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Beriev Be-10 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-10, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-10, Lead, kind of aircraft
twin engined, turbojet powered, flying-boat, patrol bomber
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Beriev A-40 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev A-40, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev A-40, Lead, kind of aircraft
is a Soviet/Russian jet-powered amphibious flying boat
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Beriev Be-103 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-103, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-103, Lead, kind of aircraft
is an amphibious seaplane designed by Beriev
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Beriev Be-2 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-2, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-2, Lead, kind of aircraft
was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane built for the Soviet Navy
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Beriev R-1 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev R-1, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev R-1, Lead, kind of aircraft
was the first Soviet turbojet-powered flying boat
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Beriev Be-112 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-112, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-112, Lead, kind of aircraft
is a proposed amphibian aircraft with two propeller engines
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Beriev Be-2500 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev Be-2500 Neptun, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev Be-2500 Neptun, Lead, kind of aircraft
is a super heavy amphibious transport aircraft
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Beriev MDR-5 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev MDR-5, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev MDR-5, Lead, kind of aircraft
was a Soviet long-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat prototype
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Beriev MBR-7 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Beriev MBR-7, Lead, kind of aircraft
Quote, Exemplified By: Beriev MBR-7, Lead, kind of aircraft
was a Soviet short-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat
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Goodyear Duck (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Goodyear Duck, Lead, kind of craft (mode)
Quote, Exemplified By: Goodyear Duck, Lead, kind of craft (mode)
The Goodyear GA-2 Duck is a 1940s American three-seat light amphibious aircraft
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