Initially developed as a Navy patrol flying boat, the aircraft later served as cargo transport. The Philippine Mars will be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona. The last Martin Mars ...

A “flying boat” may sound like an oxymoron, but a certain Swiss start-up is ready to prove otherwise. With a futuristic, spaceship-like silhouette, the yacht will measure roughly 33 feet from tip to ...

Sitting on the picturesque Sproat Lake in British Columbia, Canada is the last operational example of a famous flying boat. And after 77 years of dutiful service, it's not ready to quit yet. This ...

A flying boat was hundreds, maybe thousands of feet above the ocean before it pitched and plummeted into the water between Dewees Island and the Isle of Palms, a witness told 911 dispatchers on ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Biplane flying boat with one 60-horsepower Roberts 6X six-cylinder engine. Hull and struts painted gray, wings and ...

Boats are pretty cool, as are planes. But do you know what trumps both of them? A flying boat, especially if it's the world's largest operational flying boat. However, today I have some sad news about ...

Flying boats opened up travel destinations around the world—then they went to war Dave Kindy A Sikorsky S-43 banks near Galveston, Texas, in 1993. Nicknamed the “baby clipper,” it was a smaller ...

You know how boats usually sail on water, right? Well, what if I told you there’s a boat that can fly over water, like a bird or a plane? Sounds crazy, right? But it’s true. There’s a company in ...

An Aspen filmmaker is taking to air, sea and land for a new documentary on a little-known piece of aviation history. Dirk Braun, best known locally for his commercial film work with his Red Mountain ...

First, there's the Candela C-8 hydrofoil speedboat made by Candela, a company from Sweden. It is an impressive 28-foot boat that uses hydrofoils to float out of the water and fly above the waves. Just ...