In the meantime, a fun 15-minute ride on a lowflying seaplane is the easiest way to get back and forth. |
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Earhart and her companion were picked up by a Japanese seaplane and will be held as hostage, say the Japanese. |
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When 10 September dawned for the crew of the seaplane, so did the prospects for an end to their harrowing journey. |
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Japanese had featherweight monoplanes and twinfloat seaplane fighters that sacrificed everything else for incredible maneuverability. |
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In the meantime, Monday's seaplane crash left many families in mourning right before Christmas. |
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He supplemented memories of his war service with field trips of his own, such as the test flight he took in a Grumman seaplane. |
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The seaplane, which had folding wings, was launched by catapult off a runway on the deck. |
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Sailors aboard the seaplane tender USS Curtiss wore their go-to-town white uniforms. |
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Fortunately no major damage had been inflicted on the seaplane and the hull was still watertight. |
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On 23 December of that year, Lieutenant Lefranc flew all the way from Agadir and successfully landed his Donnet-Denhau seaplane in Dakar. |
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It was established that the weight of the seaplane was below the maximum allowable and the centre of gravity was within the prescribed limits. |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is in his pants offloading guns from a seaplane into a small boat. |
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More kids climb on a riverside playground, and in the water beyond is a handful of cormorants, including one taking off low to the water like a seaplane. |
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Spectacular Heart Reef is located on Hardy Reef in the Whitsundays and is best experienced from a seaplane or helicopter. |
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He practised his craft with a passion for over half a century and was still flying his commercial seaplane until last fall. |
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So the company had a whole fresh pineapple couriered to her by seaplane, which she graciously did paint. |
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The seaplane stalled at an altitude that did not allow the pilot time to recover from the stall. |
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Description: A seaplane is spraying water on the forest of Third Lake in summer to prevent forest fires, as seen in this 1962 photo. |
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A seaplane operated by protest groups made several passes over the area. |
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You're looking at the flight recorder from that seaplane that crashed the other day, killing 20 people including some children under the age of two. |
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Physical impediments associated with escaping from a submerged seaplane are often surmountable, despite shock and injury. |
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A spectacular event was organized two days before the opening to the public: the touchdown of a 1943 Catalina seaplane in Geneva harbour. |
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The future was heralded when the seaplane carrier HMS Engadine and her Short 184 seaplanes joined the battle. |
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The site was first built in 1917 as HMS Sarepta within the confines of Portland Harbour as a seaplane base. |
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Fabre's first successful take off and landing by a powered seaplane inspired other aviators and he designed floats for several other flyers. |
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These forces would be supported by a surface strike force of two cruisers, a seaplane carrier, naval aircraft, submarines and support vessels. |
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The islands are home to Dry Tortugas National Park, and are accessible only by boat or seaplane. |
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During World War I, a seaplane base was established in the islands, but it was abandoned soon thereafter. |
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Visiting the park by private boat is difficult because of its distance, so most visitors come by ferry, catamaran, or seaplane from Key West. |
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In the First World War the Mere was briefly the site of RNAS Hornsea, a seaplane base. |
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The pilot of the seaplane, serial number 18053048, accompanied by one passenger, took off from the du Gué River, in the extreme north of Quebec, to look for a good location to fish and set up a temporary camp. |
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In addition, it is probable that, after unbuckling the safety belt, the passenger was not able to find a way out while he was still conscious because he had become disoriented in the overturned, submerged seaplane. |
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In 1936 Luft Hansa began to experiment with seaplane flights from Berlin via the Azores with continuation to New York City. |
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Although poor technique, poor judgement and lack of knowledge are not unique to seaplane operations, the unregulated and unpredictable environment in which seaplanes usually operate can be less forgiving of such deficiencies. |
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However, physical impediments associated with escaping from a submerged seaplane are often surmountable. It is likely that many people do not escape because they are not prepared to do so. |
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Several airlines offer specialized short-haul services across the Strait of Georgia, with heliports and seaplane bases located near the downtown cores in Victoria and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island and Vancouver on the mainland. |
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The actions necessary to egress a submerged seaplane are demanding at best, and the risks of entrapment and drowning increase if the occupants are not provided with the appropriate information. |
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Although the majority of fatal seaplane accidents in the water involve drowning, approximately one-tenth of these victims were incapacitated from non-fatal impact forces. |
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In April 1991, a pilot who had just reported for work at the start of the seaplane season was killed during a self-checkout session as he attempted landing on glassy water. |
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The Department of Transport require the fitment of lap belts and shoulder harnesses in seaplanes and require their use by all pilots during take-offs and landings before the 1995 seaplane season begins. |
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As it was taxiing, the seaplane was subjected to strong gusts of wind. |
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A seaplane pilot must maintain vigilance and a constant back-pressure on the elevator control after touchdown to prevent the floats from digging in. |
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Mr Hinds has stepped down to be her running-mate. Mrs Jagan was an activist almost from the day she landed on the Demerara river in a PanAm seaplane in 1943 to join her new husband. |
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The year that Doolittle won the Schneider Trophy, an even more revolutionary design appeared the S.4 seaplane designed by R. J. Mitchell of the British Supermarine Company. |
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The district operates a seaplane base as well. |
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Over the past 30 years, Harbour Air has helped change the face of the seaplane transportation industry, through their customer-friendly approach, and commitment to passenger comfort and safety. |
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Since unique skills and knowledge are required to fly seaplanes, demonstration of skill in a landplane will not confirm competence in the specific skills required for seaplane operations. |
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Gwaii Haanas is a remote marine wilderness accessible only by boat or by seaplane, encompassing many islands, including a large portion of Moresby Island. |
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Most transportation is by boat or seaplane. |
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An airport for use by seaplanes and amphibious aircraft is called a seaplane base. |
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In 1911 experiments took place with Albatros seaplanes and in 1912 Tirpitz authorized 200,000 marks for seaplane trials. |
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Tailwind said this is a new route and is not serviced by any existing seaplane operator. |
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Anodizing was first used in 1923 to protect Duralumin seaplane components from seawater corrosion. |
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During the First World War a seaplane base was constructed on Hornsea Mere, named RNAS Hornsea Mere, the base was used to operate submarine patrols in the North Sea. |
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A US Navy plan existed which proposed to dam the harbour and set up a seaplane base, but it was abandoned as the war turned in favour of the allies. |
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The seaplane seen in the film was in Six Days Seven Nights, and an orange minisubmarine in the station's entry area was used at the end of Sphere. |
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The cruisers ended by not to be built and the seaplane carrier started to be built, but was later canceled and replaced by other additional ships. |
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The N-9 seaplane Mirick was using dated back to a 1915 flying-torpedo project led by Lawrence Burst Sperry, inventor of the Sperry gyrostabilizer. |
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Official ferry and transportation services to the Dry Tortugas includes the Yankee Freedom III catamaran, private vessel chartering and seaplane services. |
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However, the runway was never lengthened to that degree, and the decline in seaplane and flying boat operations also meant that the latter proposal was never enacted. |
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