In the 1930s, flying boats were the epitome of luxury and long-distance travel. By the 1950s, Saunders-Roe's Princess aimed to revive that golden age with unparalleled comfort and range.
Discover the rise and fall of flying boats, from their golden age in the 1930s to their eclipse by jet airliners in the 1950s. We’ll explore how Saunders-Roe’s Princess aimed to redefine air ...
From Henri Fabre's first successful take off from water and landing near Marseilles, to the introduction of a hull rather than floats by American Glenn Curtiss, to the world-wide development of huge, ...
Here's what the daylong boat journey across the Mediterranean was like. Riding the ferry ended up costing about as much as flying would've. I started my trip at the port of Genoa, Italy — I had ...
There’s a future where we don’t need roads and regular folks like you and me can jump into a boat-sized electric ... and plans to start flying commercial passengers in cities like New York ...
The Boeing 314 is one of the most well-known flying boats ever developed. The plane came about through a 'contest', if you ... In the upper deck, there were seven tube-and-canvas bunks, three in the ...
Nevertheless that was the order that came down from Dublin to Foynes, the home of the new Flying Boat Service, 75 years ago. An impossible request nowadays with the ubiquitous selfie recording ...
Flying taxis could soon be a reality in the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule on Tuesday that establishes a new category of aircraft called “powered lift.” ...