FBA 16 HE2 | |
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Role | Reconnaissance flying boat |
Manufacturer | FBA |
First flight | 1923 |
Number built | 1 |
The FBA 16 HE2, (HE2 - Hydravion d'entrainement 2 sieges - flying boat trainer 2-seat), was a flying boat trainer built in France in the early 1920s.
A flying boat is a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water, that usually has no type of landing gear to allow operation on land. It differs from a floatplane as it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy. Flying boats may be stabilized by under-wing floats or by wing-like projections from the fuselage. Flying boats were some of the largest aircraft of the first half of the 20th century, exceeded in size only by bombers developed during World War II. Their advantage lay in using water instead of expensive land-based runways, making them the basis for international airlines in the interwar period. They were also commonly used for maritime patrol and air-sea rescue.
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The FBA 16 HE2 was a two-seat biplane flying boat of all-wood construction.
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