If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!

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By the way, just as odd as it is to see a "land-based" (or carrier-based) aircraft with floats, it is also just as odd to see a seaplane with landing gear...

In this case, the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk, which was designed as a seaplane, actually could have the floats removed and fixed gear installed. Made it look pretty odd, but I'm sure it performed a little better without all the weight and drag of the floats!

 
Looking at it vaguely; the cowling is Hellcat, the wings SBD, the canopy is A1, and the props square tip-ness reminds my of a Flymo hover mower blade. Though together, she's more purposeful beautiful looking any convertable US naval A/C i've seen yet, over all pervading an air of Douglas about her.

(...not that you can see Douglas walking away, after 'pervading' the air around the aircraft luckily.)
 
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