List of seaplanes and flying boats
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The following is a list of flying boats and seaplanes. (These do not include WIG or ' wing-in-ground '-effect craft, also referred to as water-skimming Wingships or, in Russia, 'ekranoplans ' )
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Canada
- Bombardier CL-415 - 1993, firefighting, amphibious
- Canadair CL-215 - firefighting, amphibious
- De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter - Single gas turbine floatplane variant
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter - Twin gas turbine floatplane variant
- De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver - Single gas turbine floatplane variant
China
- Harbin SH 5 - People's Republic of China, 1976, Amphibious
France
- Fabre Le Canard ' Duck ' - Henri Fabre, first seaplane flight, 1910
- Bizerte Br-521 - 3-engine prop, 1922
- Breguet Bre 731 - transport
- Farman F.168 Torp.4 - reconn/bomber
- Nord N.1402 Noroit - reconn/rescue
- Securite Civile CL-415 - small water-bomber
Germany
- Blohm & Voss BV 222
- Blohm & Voss BV 238
- Blohm & Voss Ha 139
- Dornier Do 12
- Dornier Do 18
- Dornier Do 24
- Dornier Do J
- Dornier Do X - largest plane of its time
- Claude Dornier Sea Star - 1986, amphibious
- Heinkel He 115
Italy
- CANT Z. 501
- CANT Z.506
- Caproni Ca.60
- Nardi F.N. J33 Amphibian - 1950, Light amphibious
- Piaggio P136L-2 - aka Trecker Royal Gull 200
- Savoia-Marchetti S.55
Japan
- Kawanishi H6K
- Kawanishi H8K
- ShinMaywa UF-XS, US-Japan, 1962
- ShinMaywa PS-1 - 1967, ASW flying boat
- ShinMaywa US-1 - 1974, Search & rescue flying boat
Russia, CIS, USSR
- GST, USSR, 1939 based on Consolidated PBY Catalina (US)
- Beriev Be-6, USSR, 1949
- Beriev Be-8, USSR, 1947
- Beriev Be-10, USSR, 1962, jet-propelled
- Beriev Be-12 "Chayka", USSR, 1963, amphibious
- Beriev Be-40, Russia, 1986, Fan jet amphibious
- Beriev Be-103, Russia, 1990s?, amphibious passenger, delta-wing
- Beriev Be-112, Russia, 1990s?, amphibious
- Beriev Be-200, Russia, 1998, amphibious
- Beriev A-40 Albatross - world's largest, only 3 examples
United Kingdom
- Blackburn Iris
- Blackburn Perth
- Felixstowe F Series
- Short Calcutta
- Short Empire
- Short Kent
- Short Sarafand - biplane, one built (S1589) to spec. R.6/28)
- Short Sandringham
- Short Sealand
- Short Solent
- Short Singapore
- Short Sunderland
- Short Shetland
- Saunders-Roe Cloud - Saunders-Roe is also known as "Saro"
- Saunders-Roe Lerwick
- Saunders-Roe London
- Saunders-Roe Princess
- Saunders-Roe Duchess - 74 seat, swept wing jet (cancelled)
- Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 - jet powered seaplane fighter
- Supermarine S.4 - Schneider Trophy
- Supermarine S.5 - Schneider Trophy
- Supermarine S.6 - Schneider Trophy - S.6B World speed record/first aircraft to exceed 400 mph
- Supermarine Scapa
- Supermarine Seagull - biplane - precursor to the "Walrus"
- Supermarine Seagull - monoplane (RR Griffon powered)
- Supermarine Sea Lion - Schneider Trophy
- Supermarine Sea Otter - successor to the "Walrus" but tractor- rather than pusher-engined
- Supermarine Southampton
- Supermarine Stranraer
- Supermarine Walrus
- Vickers Valentia
- Vickers Viking
United States
- Boeing 314 - "Clipper" 1938-1941 Large flying boat
- Consolidated PBY Catalina, USA, 1936, maritime patrol flying boat and amphibious
- Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
- Consolidated Aircraft Commodore tourist flights to carribean, Rio in early 30s
- Convair F2Y Sea Dart - hydro-ski seaplane fighter prototype
- Convair R3Y Tradewind - 1954, large turboprop transport
- NC Flying Boat
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- Felixstowe F Series
- Grumman Duck - Light amphibious
- Grumman G-44 - "Widgeon", 1941, Light amphibious
- Grumman G-21 - "Goose", Medium amphibious
- Grumman HU-16 - "Albatross", large amphibious
- Grumman Mallard - 1946, Light amphibious
- Hughes H-4 Hercules - ("Spruce Goose") prototype
- Keystone-Loening K-84 "Commuter" "Duck"
- Loening various early military amphibious aircraft.
- Martin M-130 "China Clipper". Large Flying boat similar to Boeing 314
- Martin PBM Mariner
- Martin P5M Marlin - 1957, maritime patrol & ASW flying boat
- Martin P6M SeaMaster - jet bomber, minelayer
- Martin JRM-1 Mars - WWII era plane produced by the Glenn L. Martin Company
- Sun Lake Aircraft - range of light amphibious aircraft
- Republic RC-3 Seabee - 1950, Light amphibious
- Seawind 300C - Single engine amphibious flying boat
- SeaDragon - The First All-Composite Amphibious Aircraft Built for the Light-Sport Category. www.independentaircraft.com
- Sikorsky S-36 - 8-seat two-engine flying boat
- Sikorsky S-38 - 8-seat two-engine flying boat (1928)
- Sikorsky S-39 - five-seat single-engine variant of S-38
- Sikorsky S-40 - successful 28-passenger flying boat (1931)
- Sikorsky S-41
- Sikorsky S-42 - four-engine flying boat
- Sikorsky S-43 - two-engine version of S-41
- Sikorsky VS-44 - four-engine flying boat (1942)
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