Flying Boats Flashcards
Beriev Be-200 Altair
-Fairly similar to the Beriev A-42 Mermaid, big differences being that the A-42 has bumps on the top of the engines and the floats are all the way at the tip of each wing.
Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull
Beriev Be-6 Madge
-Bears a resemblance to the Be-12 Mail, the differences being seen in the nose and the engines.
Sikorsky S-38 (none)
Supermarine (none) Sea Otter
Breguet 521 Bizerte
-Used by French and Vichy French forces.
Kawanishi H8K Emily
Grumman G-73 Mallard
Republic RC-3 Seabee
- 1060 Produced and later further developed by United Consultants into the UC-1 Twin Bee.
- The ‘A’ side Navy paint scheme is purely enthusiast built.
Saunders Roe Sr.45 Princess
Saunders Roe Sr.45 Princess
Blohm & Voss BV.222 Viking
-Only 13 were produced, all of which wer either shot down or destroyed during World War II
Beriev Be-103 Bekas
-Bekas is the Russian for Snipe. This aircraft was previously known as the Beriev Be-103 prior to 2016.
Short SA.6/SB.7 Sealand
-25 built, a number were used by the Shell Oil company.
Short S.25 Sunderland/Sandringham
-Has no spine in front of the vertical stabilizer
Aichi E16A Zuiun/Paul
Latécoére 520/521/522/523 (none)
Shin Meiwa US-2 (none)
-6 blades on each prop
Grumman G-44 Widgeon
Heinkel He 115 (none)
Sikorsky S-40 (none)
Vought Sikorsky VS-44 (none)
Supermarine (none) Walrus
Lake La-4-200 Buccaneer
McKinnon G-21 Turbo Goose
Dornier Do-X (none)
-Non-Production
Lake LA-250 Renegade
Sikorsky S-43 Baby Clipper
Short S-45 Solent
Vought/Sikorsky VS-44 (none)
Martin JRM Mars
-Seven total aircraft built in limited numbers by the US Navy. 2 of which are flying.
SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera
Martin P5M Marlin
-Will not always have a T tail.
Vought Sikorsky VS-44 (none)
-Edit 08.10.2014 Justin: Excalibur is a nickname for one specific airplane; change name to (none)
Beriev Be-200 Altair
-Fairly similar to the Beriev A-42 Mermaid, big differences being that the A-42 has bumps on the top of the engines and the floats are all the way at the tip of each wing.
Chyetverikov Chye-2 (none)
-Aircraft was eventually retired in late 1945 due to structural problems
Lake LA-250 Renegade
- Has only one opening under the cowling air intake, and has three prop blades.
- edit 05.04.2017 Justin T: Replaced number designation La-4-250 with just La-250.
Beriev A-42 Mermaid
CANT Z.501 Gabbiano
Sikorsky S-39 (none)
Grumman G-21 Goose
Short S.17 Kent
Martin P5M Marlin
-Will not always have a T tail.
Dornier CD-2 Seastar
Shin Meiwa US-2 (none)
- 6 blades on each prop
- edit 09.32.2015 Justin T: Change manufacturer name from Shinmaywa to Shin Meiwa.
Saunder Roe A.36 Lerwick
Consolidated P2Y Ranger
Grumman G-21 Goose
-The Goose has much larger engines, usually radial, when compared to its smaller cousin the Grumman G-44 Widgeon.
Short S.25 Sandringham
-The Short S.45 Solent has four blades on each engine.
Beriev 200 Altair
Short S.17 Kent
Grumman G-73 Mallard
Seawind 300C (none)
-Model number may also appear as the 3000/2000
Aichi H9A (none)
Canadair CL-215 (none)
Grumman G-44 Widgeon
-Note the Gypsy engine conversion on the lead Widgeon in the Q slide photo
Sikorsky S-38 (none)
Harbin SH-5 (none)
Piaggio P-136 Royal Gull
Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher
Latécoére 631 (none)
-Only ten built; none survived past 1955
Douglas 3 Dolphin
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
-Does not always have the gun turret and larger radar dome as seen below.
United Consultants UC-1 Twin Bee
-Essentially a Republic RC-3 Seabee that was reworked to have two engines.
Short S.45 Solent
-Has a spine in front of the vertical stabilizer that the S.25 Sunderland does not have
Harbin SH-5 (none)
Cant Z.511 (none)
-Only 2 produced. This aircraft is unique enough to stay in the flying boats deck.
Beriev R-1 (none)
Grumman G-44 Widgeon
Short S.26 (none)
Sikorsky S-39 (none)
Douglas DF-151 (none)
-4 Built withan additional prototype
Douglas DF-151 (none)
-4 built with an additional prototype
Grumman G-21 Goose
Aichi E11A Laura
-17 built, used as a spotter and reconnaissance a/c on battleships.
Martin P6M Seamaster
Grumman G-21 Goose
-edit 10.17.2014 Justin: A slide showed McKinnon Turboprop conversion
Sikorsky S-40 (none)
Beriev Be-6 Madge
-Bears a resemblance to the Be-12 Mail, the differences being seen in the nose and the engines.
Beriev Be-4 (none)
-Approximately 47 built
Beriev A-42 Mermaid
Saunder Roe A.36 Lerwick
Martin JRM Mars
-Seven total aircraft built in limited numbers by the US Navy. 2 of which are flying.
Short S.45 Solent
-Has a spine in front of the vertical stabilizer that the S.25 Sunderland does not have
Short S.25 Sunderland/Sandringham
-Has no spine in front of the vertical stabilizer
Piaggio P-136 Royal Gull
Sikorsky S-39 (none)
Martin PBM Mariner
-Has only two engines compared to the 4 on the Consolidated PB2Y-2 Coronado. The vertical stabilizers are also canted inwards. Some of the later variants do no always have the gull wing.
Martin JRM Mars
-Seven total aircraft built in limited numbers by the US Navy. 2 of which are flying.
United Consultants UC-1 Twin Bee
-Essentially a Republic RC-3 Seabee that was reworked to have two engines.
Rec Both
Left: Grumman G-44 Widgeon
Right: Grumman G-73 Mallard
Convair R3Y Tradewind
Shin Meiwa US-1 (none)
Short SA.6/SB.7 Sealand
-25 built, a number were used by the Shell Oil company.
Arado Ar196 (none)
-541 built and used by the Kriegsmarine (Germans) during the Second World War.
Martin M-130 (none)
-No offical name, often referred to incorrectly as the China Clipper.
SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera
Grumman G-111 Albatross
-Could also show up as the G-64, G-111 should be preferred in a write in situation
Convair R3Y Tradewind
Consolidated PB2Y-2 Coronado
Beriev Be-103 Bekas
-edit 2.22.2016 Justin T: Found name change from (none) to Bekas (English: Snipe) on Wikipedia.
Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull
Republic RC-3 Seabee
Kawanishi H6K Mavis
Beriev MBR-2 (none)
Lake LA-270T Turbo Renegade
-Has two holes under the main cowling opening
Chaika L-42 (none)
Martin P5M Marlin
-Does bear some resemblance to the Shinmaywa.
Martin M-130 (none)
-No official name exists, often referred to incorrectly as the China Clipper
Aero Volga LA-8 (none)
-Similar to the Chaika L-42 (none), a big difference between the two being that the L-42 has two vertical stabilizers, hence the ‘2’ in the number designation.
Beriev 200 Altair
Martin P5M Marlin
-The gullwing shape is intended to prevent the airframe from excessive corrosion.
Trident Tr-1 Trigull
-Only three aircraft ever produced. Was intended to compete with or replace the Republic RC-3 Seabee but the company ran into financial issues.
Lake LA-270T Turbo Renegade
-Has two holes under the main cowling opening
Grumman G-111 Albatross
- Could also show up as the G-64, G-111 should be preferred in a write in situation.
- The Grumman G-73 Mallard does not have the center windshield piece as the G-64 does.
Caproni Ca.316 (none)
-A float development of the Caproni Ca.310 (none) of which 312 were made. Only 14 of the Ca.316 were made.
Beriev Be-4 (none)
-Approximately 47 built
Fairchild 91 Baby Clipper
-Engine mounted with curved surfaces.
Beriev Be-10 Mallow
Chaika L-42 (none)
Schweizer TSC-1 Teal
-Manufacturer can also be seen as Thurston
Schweizer TSC-1 Teal
-Manufacturer can also be seen as Thurston
Lake La-270T Turbo Renegade
-edit -5.03.2015 Alex Browne: A slide showed a Lake La-4-250 Renegade
Latécoére 300/301/302 (none)
-7 produced to fly mail
Trident Tr-1 Trigull
-Only three aircraft ever produced. Was intended to compete with or replace the Republic RC-3 Seabee but the company ran into financial issues.
Sikorsky S-42 (none)
SIAI Marchetti FN.333 Riviera
-Gear positions, with a nosewheel and gear retracting into the hull
Martin PBM Mariner
-Has only two engines compared to the 4 on the Consolidated PB2Y-2 Coronado. The vertical stabilizers are also canted inwards. Some of the later variants do no always have the gull wing.
Martin M-156 Russian Clipper
-One built as a supposed replacement for the M-130 also built by Martin, used in service by Aeroflot
Aero Volga LA-8 (none)
-Similar to the Chaika L-42 (none), a big difference between the two being that the L-42 has two vertical stabilizers, hence the ‘2’ in the number designation.
Schweizer TSC-1 Teal
-Manufacturer can also be seen as Thurston
Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher
Fleetwings F.4 Seabird
Supermarine (none) Sea Otter
Dornier CD-2 Seastar
Arado Ar196 (none)
-541 built and used by the Kriegsmarine (Germans) during the Second World War.
Beriev Be-8 Mole
-Only 2 aircraft ever built.
Sikorsky S-43 Baby Clipper
Short S.23 Empire
Goodyear GA-2 Duck
Martin M-130 (none)
-Often referred to incorrectly as the China Clipper, no official name exists
Shin Meiwa US-1 (none)
- 3 blades on each prop
- edit 09.23.2015 Justin T: Change manufacturer name from Shinmaywa to Shin Meiwa.
Sikorsky S-42 (none)
-edit 10.17.2014 Justin: Clipper is a name given to the aircraft by some airlines but is not official
Sikorsky S-41 (none)
Canadair CL-415 (none)
- Turbo prop version of the CL-215T
Short S.45 Solent
- Has a spine in front of the vertical stabilizer that the S.25 Sunderland does not have.
- Also has 4 prop blades on each engine as opposed to 3 on the S.25 Sunderland.
Grumman G-111 Albatross
- Could show up as the Grumman G-64 Albatross.
- Has a center window pane like a Dassault Falcon that the Grumman G-73 Mallard does not have.
Supermarine (none) Walrus
Fairchild 91 Baby Clipper
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
-edit 09.23.2105 Justin T: Added ‘A’ to model number to denote the aircraft is an amphibian model.
Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull
