It is also known as a floatplane or amphibious aircraft. Seaplanes use floats or pontoons instead of wheels. Seaplanes can land on lakes, rivers, and oceans. There are two main types of seaplanes.

making sure that the pontoons could not fill with water, even if they were leaky. How did it turn out? Hughes loaded the H4 with reporters, and took the flying boat on two taxi runs and then came ...