Seaplane Resurgence?

On Sep 29, 5:40?pm, "Mark Test" wrote:
"Rob Arndt" wrote in message

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On Sep 29, 5:02?pm, wrote:
In addition to the C-130 Seaplane project:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs...plckController...

It looks like other seaplane ideas are being studied as well:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs...plckController...

http://cisd.dt.navy.mil/div/cisd/fil...anes%20wo%20an...

Japan and the (Former) USSR never really gave up on seaplanes, but
will they now make a comeback in the US?

No- we have plenty of a/c carriers which Japan and the FSU/Russia
lack...

Seaplanes perform strike missions? (That's what CVN's do)

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Yes, AFAIK, that IS what the plan has been for years with new seaplane
projects apart from pure transports- arm them with Harpoons and
torpedos and other ordnance.

Also, military seaplanes can perform recon, sea rescue (on a carrier
performed by a helo), ASW, etc... all of which carrier-based aviation
does better.

The Soviet-era Ekranoplans were comparable to seaplanes as well and
carried a range of missiles.

Rob