If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[cammerjeff]

I few shots of Danish interwar Float planes carried on the inspektionsskibet (inspection ship) Ingolf of the Royal Danish Navy. The 1st type a Heinkel, and the 2nd type a Hawker Dantorp H.B. III. Only a handful of each type were operated by the Danes.

And an interesting Video showing the arming of a Hawker.

View: https://youtu.be/-hiwFSbNonA

source warship wednesday – laststandonzombieisland

 

[Wurger]

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

An amphibious glider!


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/MgGuqSG3bu8?si=4TgBiHpZK6L5_RVz

 

[cammerjeff]

The US also experimented with several types. Source Bristol XLRQ - Wikipedia

 

[GTX]

 

[buffnut453]

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What an awesome photo!!! Many thanks for sharing.

 

[GTX]

My pleasure

 

[AL90]

I may be wrong but it looks like Walrus Catapult training in Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran......scene of my miss spent youth.
Alan.

 

[Frog]

In fact, all planes can fly and float, at least once.

 

[Shortround6]

In fact, all planes can fly and float, at least once.

Briefly.

 

[EwenS]

Briefly.

Not necessarily

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[Frog]

For some odd reasons, these bags remind me of the Alouette II helicopter that appeared in several episodes of the Prisoner.

 

[GTX]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[buffnut453]

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Sorry but that is just cool-looking. Love the central main float and the landing gear for beaching.

The more perceptive amongst you may have detected the slightest hint of bias in the above comments.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sorry but that is just cool-looking. Love the central main float and the landing gear for beaching.

The more perceptive amongst you may have detected the slightest hint of bias in the above comments.

I would not say bias, in my thinking if it floats, it's good.

 

[buffnut453]

I would not say bias, in my thinking if it floats, it's good.

Agree entirely.

I had to look up that particular aircraft. It's a Short Gurnard MkII. The closely-cowled Rolls Royce Kestrel made me think it was a Hawker product originally but I wasn't aware that any of the Hawker Hart-series just had a single float. Despite its name, the Gurnard performed well in trials and met all the requirements of the specification. Alas (for the poor Gurnard) the Hawker Osprey outperformed it, and so the Short product lost the contract and was consigned to the scrapheap.