Bravo for finding the footage of these wonderful planes. And praise for those who properly stored it for us to enjoy.

For short haul flights, modern seaplanes could at least offer the promise of vastly cheaper architecture. Rather than pouring vast concrete runways and tarmac, you build a perimeter levee and fill it 3 or 4 meters deep. Could double as flood control or a reservoir!

@Chris_at_Home

27 күн бұрын

A plane on floats uses a lot more distance to take off than on wheels. Also cruise speed and distance aren’t as good as wheeled aircraft. A float plane requires a place where it can land into the wind because of the waves so any water body would need to be huge and round.

@Nebris

16 күн бұрын

@@Chris_at_Home Plus we have helicopters...

The story of a clipper that was caught behind Japanese lines after Pearl harbor is a great read.

Commentry one of the best. Flying boats, seaplanes, ships who cares. When they hit water and not sink !. Thought I'd seen all of them. Piggy back plane was great. Wife said I'll go shopping at Walmart . Hub said I'll circle ok, then land back . I have RC Sunderland and Catalina small scale [ 11ft /8ft.] Thanks playmates. Dave

Excellent video, Thank you! Just subbed.

Some of the music choices in this film was quite amusing.

If I was an eccentric billionnaire I'd buy a Shorts Sunderland and convert it into a flying houseboat and just spend the rest of my days flying all around the world in it!

@Watson1

Ай бұрын

Can I come with you, please

@donmason2933

18 күн бұрын

I will be your photographer, and also with my DJI Mavic 3 Classic!

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665

15 күн бұрын

The last one belongs to Kermit Weeks in the US .. At the end of WW2 the last Sunderland's were converted to Sandringham airliners.. and sold to the Australian Ansett airways . He's got a couple of films of the aircraft on his channels. The most elegant was the giant French Latecours.

@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe

15 күн бұрын

Short as in Short Bros.

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665

14 күн бұрын

@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe Yup despite turning off auto complete this device continues to think it knows best even after altering it .. twice. Passwords and Emails are a nightmare 🤦🏻 The later Empire C/D class boats were also elegant machines.

It's annoying that even a documentary cannot tell the difference between a flying boat and a float plane!

@petermarsh5762

10 күн бұрын

They are all seaplanes.

@markparry63

10 күн бұрын

@@petermarsh5762 I'm not disputing that.

Great doco. Just 1 point ; at 30.00 the plane pictured is the Consolidated Coronado, not Catalina as the narrative implies.

Would it be useful to know the components? If the needle could tell you that you’re 5NM west and 3NM south of your waypoint?

ED when?

How can you NOT even mention the Catalina PBY's from Consolidated?

Well done overall. It was a little heavy on British civil aviation achievements. What about the Jets, both Russian and US? Be-10, Be-12, P-6M etc?

Enjoyed but more about pan am aviation 1st 'sz

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Those poor pilots flying in open cockpits I once traveled 2000 miles cross country on a Motorcycle stopping only to sleep/gas-up, etc., in not so great weather so I can relate somewhat.

Come on! It didn't absorb 600 tonnes of water. That's 3 unloaded Antonovs. I checked, you said 'tonnes'. Did you mean kilos?

The music is too loud, distracting and unnecessary.

I was really enjoying this documentary up until you got to the Consolidated Catalina. Now, I fully realize that this documentary is about seaplanes and not about US Navy seaplanes but jeeeeez, why do you talk about the Catalina and then show extensive footage of the Consolidated Coronado without mentioning it? Furthermore, the Martin Mariner first flew in 1941 was a MUCH more successful and capable seaplane than the Catalina. No mention at all of it... The Martin Mars may have been the largest of the US Navy seaplanes but so what? It was an abject failure but it was produced anyway...

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