Flying-boat (Boat Seaplane). A seaplane in which the main body or hull provides the means of support on the water.
FLYING-BOAT - A heavier-than-air craft which is supported on the water by its water-tight fuselage.
FLYING WIRES (LIFT WIRES) - External bracing wires, usually of streamline section, which carry the weight of the fuselage in flight.
Possibly the first flying-boat to utilize the gull wing configuration was the Short Knuckleduster, which flew in 1933. The Dornier Do 26, a high-speed airliner and transport platform, of which 6 aircraft were built, flew in 1938.
When Boeing's Model 314 made its appearance, this flying-boat
was the largest civil aircraft in service. Shown above is the Honolulu Clipper,
which crashed into Navy vessel taking it under tow. It was then sunk by ...
 See also: Aircraft, Plane, Speed, Wing, Power
  
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