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Curtiss Model F
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The Curtiss Models F made up a family of early flying boats developed in the United States in the years leading up to World War I. Widely produced, Model Fs saw service with the United States Navy under the designations C-2 through C-5, later reclassified to AB-2 through AB-5. Several examples were exported to Russia, and the type was built under license in Italy.
Curtiss Model F
Curtiss Model F
First successful flight of the Curtiss Flying Fish over Keuka Lake, July 1912.
First successful flight of the Curtiss Flying Fish over Keuka Lake, July 1912.
Marshall Earle Reid at Lake Keuka in his Curtiss seaplane, 1912. Note the step in the hull.
Marshall Earle Reid at Lake Keuka in his Curtiss seaplane, 1912. Note the step in the hull.
Gustave Maurice Heckscher in his Curtiss seaplane at 60 miles per hour, 1912.
Gustave Maurice Heckscher in his Curtiss seaplane at 60 miles per hour, 1912.
Flying boat
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A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a floatplane in having a fuselage that is purpose-designed for flotation, while floatplanes rely on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy.
Short S23 "C" Class or "Empire" flying boat
Short S23 "C" Class or "Empire" flying boat
A PBM Mariner takes off in 1942
A PBM Mariner takes off in 1942
Dornier X in 1932
Dornier X in 1932
Gabriel Voisin, air pioneer, next to Henry Farman (left), in 1908
Gabriel Voisin, air pioneer, next to Henry Farman (left), in 1908