Author believes that properly designed flying boat of size of 50-100 ton gross weight, besides greater safety and convenience of operation, would have equal cruising speed appreciably better payload or longer range at that speed, compared with land plane of same gross weight, power plant and volumetric capacity.


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    Title :

    Seaplane or landplane for transoceanic service


    Additional title:

    Aviation


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aviation ; 40 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1941


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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