It was obvious from the very start of heavier-than-air flights that a craft capable of taking off and landing on water would be desirable. As early as 1910 a Frenchman, Henri Fabre (1883-?), built the first seaplane by attaching floats rather than...

A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to take off and land (or "alight") upon water. Seaplanes can be divided into separate categories such as float planes, flying boats, and amphibious aircraft ("amphibians"). These aircraft are occasionally...

Concerns and comments from those who have started the initiative to cease discussion of a seaplane base in Lincoln should be taken for what they are: unsubstantiated doom and gloom based on fear, not fact. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did a...

Nothing is more exciting than learning to fly an airplane that takes off and lands on water! There's something intriguing, alluring and even amazing about airplanes that operate on the water. They have that elevated bit of mystery about them, coming and going...

In the formative years of aviation, when the whir of a tiny engine overhead still drew gasps of wonder, one plane stood out.The twin-engine "America" weighed 1 3/4 tons, had a 72-foot wingspan, and took off and landed on water. Its top cruising speed: A...

A patch of lakefront property is being turned into a park honoring the Wright brothers' archrival, Glenn H. Curtiss, after a lengthy feud over whether to preserve it.Curtiss flew his bamboo-and-fabric June Bug over a vineyard for 1 minute, 42.5 seconds on July 4, 1908,...