Why The US Navy Ditched The Convair F2Y Sea Dart
Despite its short-lived operational history, the Sea Dart gave developers vital knowledge on aircraft development that ...
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Were Jet-Powered Seaplanes Ever Built?
The aircraft manufacturer finished the Sea Dart in just two years, unveiling a plane measuring 51 feet 1.5 inches long, standing 17 feet tall, with a wingspan of 33 feet 8 inches. This first Sea ...
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Whatever happened to supersonic sea planes?
But this would never come to pass and the plane would have a tragic future. This is the US navy story of what could have been The Convair Supersonic Sea Dart. In 1948, jet aircraft technology was ...