Seaplanes, for starters, traditionally demand tip floats, a heavy apparatus that ensures lateral stability on the water’s surface but also increases the plane’s drag penalty by up to 20%.

Despite the big seaplanes’ grace and potential, the Navy pulled them form service and scrapped them all by 1958. The Sea Dart’s hydro-skis disappointed.

Despite the big seaplanes’ grace and potential, the Navy pulled them form service and scrapped them all by 1958. The Sea Dart’s hydro-skis disappointed.

Seaplanes are everywhere. They’re easily identified by the heavy set of footwear they lug around that allows them to take off and land from the water. Why are water-landing aircraft so big in ...

Imperial College of London researchers have the largest concept seaplane design. It would have the capacity to carry up to 2000 passengers at a time. This is compared to the world’s largest passenger ...

Mike Stedman, co-owner of Alaska Seaplanes cuts a ribbon alongside his cousin, Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, during a ceremony celebrating Seaplanes opening service to Wrangell on May 26, 2022.

In a news release, Alaska Seaplanes co-owner and general manager Carl Ramseth said that in addition to the ceremony being a big moment for the company, it was also a culmination of a lot of ...

Seaplanes, for starters, traditionally demand tip floats, a heavy apparatus that ensures lateral stability on the water’s surface but also increases the plane’s drag penalty by up to 20%.