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A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories floatplanes and flying boats. These aircraft are occasionally called hydroplanes, a term rarely used in English. The word "seaplane" is used to describe two types of air/water vehicles the floatplane and the flying boat. The term "seaplane" is used by some to refer only to floatplanes (aircraft with floats as landing gear), with the flying boat being a distinct type of craft. This article treats both flying boats[1] and floatplanes[2] as types of seaplane[3]. An amphibious aircraft can take off and land both on conventional runways and water. A true seaplane can only take off and land on water. There are amphibious flying boats and amphibious floatplanes, as well as some hybrid designs, e.g., floatplanes with retractable floats. Modern production seaplanes are largely amphibious and of a floatplane design.
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