![]() While the interwar years saw an explosion of commercial models, by far the most successful was the Dornier Do-J Wal (Whale), but the military was not far behind with both conversions and custom designs. Coupled with plentiful “runways”, it made them the darling of both military and commercial enterprises. Spacious hulls not encumbered by draggy landing gear and its heavy support structure allowed more space for fuel giving Flying Boats longer ranges than most land based aircraft. New engines powerful enough to lift the bulky hulls of flying boats accelerated development, and so did seaplane competitions. While some experimental flying boats existed even before the Wright Brothers first flight, it was not until the early 1910’s that practical flying boats came into being, the term coined by the rival of the Wrights, Glenn Curtiss. With 3/4 of the earth covered in rivers, lakes, and oceans useable by seaplanes, it was an obvious “runway” where few land areas were suitable for flying machines without major expense to prepare. You can find the Event 'Floats' in the 'Events & Tournaments' tab!Īs the name suggests, Flying Boats take a boat’s hull and attach wings and empennage to it, opposed to Float Planes which add strut mounted pontoons (aka “floats”) - both types categorized as Seaplanes. ![]() Capture and hold them by alighting on the water near aircraft-carriers. We present you a special "Floats!" event in War Thunder! It features American, Japanese and German floatplanes and flying boats contending for control of special points located on the water surface. ![]()
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