Aviation dictionary. 2014.
flotation gear — noun : emergency gear carried by a landplane to provide buoyancy in case of a forced landing on water * * * flotation gear, 1. a landing gear for aircraft, incorporating floats rather than wheels. 2. any buoyant gear serving to keep an airplane… … Useful english dictionary
high-flotation gear — Landing gear suitable for operation of aircraft from soft soils, sand, and similar surfaces. High flotation gear does not give the capability to operate from a water surface … Aviation dictionary
emergency flotation gear — Inflatable devices fitted on helicopters and aircraft to make them buoyant after an emergency landing on water … Aviation dictionary
high-flotation tire — A tire with low pressure and with a very large contact area with the ground. Such tires may not necessarily be used for high flotation gear … Aviation dictionary
Personal flotation device — A man wearing a life vest, with another life vest hanging at the lower left. A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid, flotation… … Wikipedia
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Brewster Buffalo — Infobox Aircraft name = F2A Buffalo type = Single seat carrier based fighter manufacturer = Brewster Aeronautical Corporation caption = F2A 1 of US Navy squadron VF 3. designer = Dayton Brown and R.D. MacCart first flight = 2 December 1937… … Wikipedia
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Heinkel He 114 — Infobox Aircraft name = He 114 caption = type = Reconnaissance floatplane national origin = Germany manufacturer = Heinkel designer = first flight = 1936 introduction = 1939 retired = status = primary user = Germany more users = Sweden Rumania… … Wikipedia
Romanian Naval Forces — Forţele Navale Române The coat of arms and the fla … Wikipedia
