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The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Navy's Jet-Powered Seaplane Ambitions
The Convair Sea Dart: A Fighter on Water Skis Laterally, the U.S. Navy also experimented with the Convair F2Y Sea Dart, a seaplane jet fighter to take off and land on water with retractable hydro ...
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FlyNano is a jet-ski hybrid that can be flown without a license
This aircraft is half jet ski and half plane ... as some flying experience is recommended before attempting to fly the seaplane. FlyNano is powered by an electric motor that can reach speeds ...
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Experimental Sea Dart airplane exploded over San Diego Bay in 1954
The Sea Dart was the first supersonic seaplane in the world. Convair built five Sea Dart jet fighters for the Navy, and only three of them ever flew. One is now mounted at the front entrance to ...