The ShinMaywa US-2 is a large Japanese short takeoff and landing amphibious aircraft that employs boundary layer control technology for enhanced STOL and stall suppression …

The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats. A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a …

2021年11月4日 · Seaplanes could help the U.S. military solve several challenges in the Indo-Pacific, particularly the problems inherent to distributed operations. While the US-2 was …

2020年11月22日 · “From a military standpoint, large seaplanes can be used to ferry troops and resupply remote combat outposts,” Jack Murphy, investigative journalist and host of The Team …

The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin–radial engined amphibious flying boat that was used by the United States Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy (USN), the U.S. Coast Guard …

2023年7月28日 · However, since military competition between the United States, China, and Russia in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans began heating back up in the 2010s, there’s been …

A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft.

2025年1月14日 · China already fields the largest amphibious seaplane in the world, and while it is a commercial design, it can potentially have military applications if applied. Obviously, the …

2022年1月19日 · Military seaplanes soon could be added to the fleets of several major Pacific air forces.

Floatplane aircraft proved tactically viable for a good portion of military aviation history for their ability to be produced quickly and at cost, granted exceptionally long ranges and the inherent …