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azflyboy said:
The term "flying boat" simply refers to a seaplane that has a hull it uses for buoyancy, versus "float planes" that use fuselage mounted floats for buoyancy.
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Well said, flyboy, crisp and clear. No confusion about that.

For anybody interested in "The Flying Boat" here's a nice little overview, with special attention to the gigantic Saunders-Roe Princess that added another 17 feet to the lenght of the Do-X and a whopping 63 feet to the Do-X wingspan. Alas it turned out to be a plane designed for a future that never existed...:

https://youtu.be/-f906Sy79hA?si=voTNDG1COL_8B29y

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That's a wonderful shot, Donald :encouragement:
 
grunau_baby said:
This release is really enjoyable. The Do-X is good for some truely stunning screenshots here:applause:
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The model work on the DO is top shelf. Every angle is covered. Huge amount of work went into this thing. Exactly what I want in today's sim aircraft. Would like to see passengers through those large ports.
 
FlameOut said:
Yesterday I was flying around in the Dornier DO X. I had launched from the Latecoere 631 primary base in France, LFB4.Now I admit that I've never been any further than the stop sign in my little mouse town but you can learn a thing or two even in flight simming!I was only 10-20 NM from LFB4 heading roughly due North when I came upon this, Dune of Pilat. There was a nice river estuary just a little further North, also.However, without a rudimentary auto pilot or VOR/NDB radio guidance I'll have to stick close to the shoreline and never venture out over the great pond.- Don
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Super screen shots Don!
 
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