The U.S. military has employed a wide variety of aircraft over the years to transport troops, deliver cargo, and engage in combat. Perhaps no aircraft in its historical fleet, however, is more random ...

Saunders-Roe and others kept trying to save the flying boat by making it bigger, faster, more luxurious, and eventually more futuristic, culminating in extraordinary concepts like the Queen, a ...

"From the early 1930s until the end of that decade long-distance air travel was the preserve of the flying-boat, which transported well-heeled passengers in ocean-liner style and comfort across the ...