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US Navy It's been nearly 40 years since the US got rid of its last seaplane, an aircraft long seen as outdated. Growing attention on the Indo-Pacific and on China, which is developing its own seaplane, have revived discussion about the utility of amphibious aircraft. March marked the 38th anniversary of the retirement of the last US military seaplane. That aircraft, an HU-16E Albatross flown by the Coast Guard, left service 16 years after the Navy retired its last seaplane. Seaplanes played a vital role in World War II and had been considered essential for naval ...

(MENAFN) According to its developer, China's indigenously improved AG600 large amphibious airplane has realized incessant development with numerous test planes entering the manufacturing phase. Main large parts of the No.3 AG600 test airplane and some test parts for iron-bird tests have lately entered the manufacturing stage, stated state-owned planemaker the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). These main big parts comprise the nose, middle fuselage and back fuselage of the AG600 test airplane, which will perform the following tests for the big amphibious aircraft model. Iron bird ...