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seaplane
- Sinônimos
- amphibians
- floatplane
- hydroplane
- Definição1
- An airplane that can operate from water, rather than land. Some seaplanes are landplanes with the wheels removed and floats installed. A flying boat a type of seaplane whose fuselage is similar to the hull of a boat. Sponsons (a type of stub wing near the water line) or wingtip floats keep the flying boat relatively level while it is in the water.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
- Definição2
- An airplane that can take off from and land on water.
- Fonte2
- TERMIUM PLUS. The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank. Disponível em http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/. Acesso em 12 mai. 2016.
- Fonte3
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual of aircraft accident and incident investigation. Part III: investigation. 1st ed. Montreal, 2014. (Doc. 9756)
- Fonte4
- ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE NORMAS TÉCNICAS. Projeto ABNT 08;020.30-009-1: aeronáutica e espaço – vocabulário – parte 1 – aeronaves. Rio de Janeiro, 2011.
- Contexto
- Losses of life in seaplane accidents are often caused by drowning due to the inability of the occupants to escape the wreckage.
- c) Fuel-related problems. Fuel contamination is a common cause of seaplane power loss on take-off. If possible, take a fuel sample from both the aircraft and the fueling source. Determine if a proper fuel sampling procedure was carried out.
- Subárea1
- Aircraft
- Related Term
- float seaplane
- Broader Term
- airplane
- Português
- hidroavião
- Imagem
A Grumman G-111 Albatross amphibious flying boat landing.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grumman_HU-16D_Albatross_Chalks_MIA_03.87.jpg
