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Those Giant Flying Boats

 
 
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Reply Sun 16 Feb, 2020 11:33 am
@edgarblythe,
The Dornier Seastar is a turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft built largely of composite materials. Developed by Claudius Dornier Jr [de] of Germany, it first flew in 1984.
The production was stopped a few years ago, but In November 2018 the company received US$170M in funding from its Chinese backers to construct a manufacturing facility and one prototype for flight, with production to follow in 2021.




Dornier Seastar
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Reply Sun 16 Feb, 2020 11:43 am
@Walter Hinteler,
That's a nice one, Walter. If you watched my video it shows there was a design for a luxury five decker as long as a football field. It wasn't attempted because nobody wanted one.
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Reply Sun 16 Feb, 2020 11:54 am
@edgarblythe,
Yes, the Seastar isn't giant.
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Reply Sun 16 Feb, 2020 08:40 pm
Here is a different kind of flying boat.
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