Float (nautical)
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Floats (also pontoons) are small hulls used in trimarans, small open catamarans and floatplanes (a kind of seaplanes). [1] Their main purpose is to supply buoyancy, not storage space.
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- Catamaranedan.jpg
Small open catamaran.
- Dragonflyextended.jpg
Foldable trimaran with the floats in extended position.
- DeHavilland Single Otter Harbour Air.jpg
Floats in a small floatplane.
- Sikorsky vs-300.jpg
Floats created the first practical amphibious helicopter in 1941
See also
References
- ↑ The Cruising Multihull. 978-0070698680: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. 1996. p. 45. http://books.google.pt/books?id=hGzCGB0pC98C&pg=PA45&vq=aka&dq=cruising+multihull+chris+white&client=firefox-a&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
