floatplane
Water-landing aircraft
A floatplane is an aircraft equipped with pontoons instead of wheels, allowing it to take off from and land on water.
Unlike flying boats, which have boat-shaped hulls, floatplanes are conventional aircraft with floats attached beneath the fuselage: The floatplane taxied across the lake to the dock.
Common in remote areas with many lakes and few runways.
Aircraft's central structure
- wingLimb enabling flight
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- engineMachine producing motion
rudder · aileron · flaps · stabilizer · Cessna · Beaver · turboprop · monoplane
Aviator serving remote regions
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- remoteDistant or controller
- fly-inAviation-accessed gathering
fishing · lodge · Alaska · outpost · expedition · sightseeing · scenic · excursion
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- taxiingSlow aircraft ground travel
- dockingConnecting to a port
mooring · pilot · aviator · preflight · navigation · airspace · touchdown · approach
Enclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- bayPartially enclosed water
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- inletWater extending into land
cove · fjord · lagoon · freshwater · saltwater · dock · marina · anchorage
Founding organizational document
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- cargoTransported goods
- mailPostal system items
- suppliesResources for a task
passengers · medevac · island-hopping · coastal · ferry · shuttle · regional · provisioning
fuselage
Aircraft's central structure
engine · rudder · aileron · flaps · stabilizer · Cessna · Beaver · turboprop · monoplane · biplane
bush pilot
Aviator serving remote regions
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- remoteDistant or controller
fly-in · fishing · lodge · Alaska · outpost · expedition · sightseeing · scenic · excursion · charter
takeoff
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- taxiingSlow aircraft ground travel
docking · mooring · pilot · aviator · preflight · navigation · airspace · touchdown · approach · crosswind
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
inlet · cove · fjord · lagoon · freshwater · saltwater · dock · marina · anchorage · buoyancy
charter
Founding organizational document
supplies · passengers · medevac · island-hopping · coastal · ferry · shuttle · regional · provisioning · freight
- bush planesSuper Cub, Piper Cub
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- aircraftairliner, airplanes, biplane, planes, fighter
- aircraft typesBoeing 737, fighter jets, crop duster, light aircraft, commuter planes
- tour transportsightseeing bus, tour bus, sightseeing boat, boat tour, kayak tour
- model aircraftmodel kits, RC helicopter, quadcopter, model aircraft, glider
floatplanehelicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
rotorcraft · glider · jet aircraft · airliner · balloon