If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!

[johnbr]

A very wet Pby

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Robert Porter]

That was before the memo about closing the windows before submerging came out...

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Looks like a very early variant also.

 

[Wayne Little]

Quite a good shot..!

 

[Elmas]

Deliberately sunk? No engines, no props...

 

[Robert Porter]

That would be my guess as well.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Looks in pretty decent condition as well.

 

[johnbr]

Capronil Ca.60 Transaero

 

[johnbr]

Cadillac Voyageur Amphibian
Search Collections[set_name]=Videodisc%20Imagery%20Collection

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/cadillac-voyageur-amphibian-photograph-0

 

[Capt. Vick]

Fugly

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Wayne Little]

Not sure it has enough wings..?

 

[johnbr]

Lo

ve this one.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[johnbr]

One-quarter front left side view of the Pan American Airways Boeing Model 314 Clipper "California Clipper" (r/n NC-18602, fleet no. 18) at the Pearl City Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa 1939-1940. Man standing on top of forward fuselage is unidentified.

 

[johnbr]

Boeing 314 Clipper was a long-range flying boat produced by the Boeing Airplane Company between 1938 and 1941. Wikipedia
Top speed: 338 km/h
Wingspan: 46 m
Unit cost: 550,000–550,000 USD (1936)
First flight: June 7, 1938
Engine type: Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone
Number built: 12

 

[johnbr]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRYzFjift2Q


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_jxXy9JiRE

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwPRGFN-TVA

 

[johnbr]

This massive, luxurious 'flying boat' could barely get off the ground

 

[johnbr]