It is abeautifull aircraft , beautifull , beautifull , but no , your only half way there . I design and build seaplane cars to go in your garage from your driveway / street . I've worked in / with hydroplanes ( 370 mph ) for thirty years . I started with a A/I craft in 1965 . Misure Santo's Dumont was the first successful pilot with his " bliss 14". Then came the Wright bro's , who mother told them how to build the. " Wright flyer " and their sister then worked and her money paid for it . They made a contract with the Smithsonian to tell everyone they were the first , but records / document demonstrait this was false . Mom figured it out but died of turbuculosls , without any credit . Misure Dumont was covered up . But not in the records . Hls familys made coffee's. Secrets of the most advanced air craft on this earth . The space shuttle wing does 15,000 mph at rentry . Another secret , a truck with a hypersonic wing with a maximum heat tolerance . But the Equater is beautiful , and you spent a hell of a lot of franc's on it . Keep the cabin , then put the other technologies on from there. Changes dramatically. An aircraft that floats , goes up to 15,000 mph . Goes to Safeway , parks in the garge all by its self , and talks with you . -------‐--‐---‐‐---Hello , Micheal Knight .

Whats the point of the nonsensical music? Instant turn off and thumbs down.

Should kill that music.Want to hear engines,props, gee whiz

Music makes it feel like it should be taking off from a lake in northern Minnesota

I can only imagine the absolute JOY that US-2 pilots and crew feel in this amazing bird.

Why on Earth you overlayed the sound of the aircraft with music ?????

Yes please… Make one ELECTRIC!

Didn't you have the mic on when you recorded this?? I know, I'll film a plane taking off to share online with plane enthusiasts but I won't give them the engine sounds!

Copied the ShinMaywa US -2

I had not scene this video about how quickly (short distance) this aircraft can exit the water surface. Now if they could make a version of this as a fire fighting aircraft I would buy one.

shinmaiwa U-2 copy!

Excellent music choice !

I love it. In my opinion the best actual seaplane in the world. Great range, unbelieveable STOL abilities and truely amphibius. I think if they do better marketing, they could sell it much more worldwide. And if they could sell more it will also get cheaper (because it is awfully expensive)

Would’ve been nice to hear what it sounds like

Seems there was an error with the upload missing the original sound.

great choice for the bgm

Who converted the c130 into a flying boat

Another good video ruined with music.

Wow what a performer!

Great footage unseen by me before . Kudos !

If you trace the heritage of the flying boat actually starts with the H8K Emily flying boat. Post War the manufacturer decided to evolve it by taking engines from American Military hardware US-1 which was taking H8K Emily flying boat airframe with pave low GE T407s and then this one US-2 which is your H8K Emily flying boat airframe with AE2100s from C-130J

Excelente hidroavion !!!muy buena la solucion del efecto suelo con los alerones más anchos y el motor a reacción en la cola,el señalador de objetivos láser soluciona estupendame el trabajo de rotar el avion al hubicar naufragos.👍👍👍

Самолёт, очень интересный. А музыка, - раздражает.

Stupid music.

What i would give to see this come back (but with modern engines and amphibious mode with landing gear)

มันจะมีระยะที่ไกลมากมันเหมือนจานเรดาร์ภาคพื้นดินที่ส่งสัญญาณไปหาเครื่องบินให้พลังงานแล้วเครื่องบิน ส่งสัญญาณต่อไปให้อีกเครื่องบินลำอื่นที่อยู่ในระยะ

คือฉันว่ามันมีอนาคตมันยังไม่เต็มระบบเครื่องบินจะสามารถรับพลังงานร้านสะท้อนพลังงานไฟฟ้าไปให้เครื่องบินลำอื่นผ่านคลื่นสนามแม่เหล็ก

These aircraft launch like a rocket

First flight 1948 and still no real replacement. Nice to see Vancouver included.

Your use of the Harry James song, "It's been a long, long time" is not from the 1930's, it is from 1945, celebrating the return of GI's from overseas. By that time, landplanes had completely eclipsed the flying boat in commercial aviation.

Where did you get the rc plane

高いと言われていますが あなたの国にも１ついかがですか？

It's like a B-52 in the unusual way the fuselage is horizontal when climbing. Excellent video!

Ditch the background music ...

When it does a water takeoff, they leave a heck of a water spray trail after getting airborne. It seems to last for miles.

I wonder how they keep the water out of the intakes in rough seas?

The Martin Mars (Max takeoff weight: 165,000 lb) is a giant seaplane; the US-2 is a large seaplane.

Wow, it would be nice to see Seaplanes in our NZ waters againn

That's an amazing seaplane !! Powerful engines obviously for such a short takeoff roll 👍🇺🇸 Well done 👍

Wow! It just jumps out of the water!

It’s pretty amazing how technology in 2023 is allllllll Soviet technology

the navy should really get a flying boat

Looks like the makers of this aircraft have discovered an effective anti-gravity device? How in the world does it lift off in 300 meters? In a mere 10 seconds, or so, too. "Blown wings"? I need to do some research. What an incredible aircraft.

Very❤ nice

Only just found this. It almost brings a tear to my eye. When I was a nipper we moved from Swindon to the Isle of Wight where my Dad, an aircraft engineer, joined Saunders Roe and worked on the Princess. Aviation changed dramatically during it’s development, resulting in the concept being shelved, but what a machine. Sad but inevitable that the three airframes suffered severe corrosion and had to be scrapped…..

The ShinMaywa US-2, like the US-1, bears a strong resemblance to the cold war era, U.S. Navy, Martin P5M-2 "Marlin."

First flight I ever took was a Twin Otter seaplane taking off from Penn's Landing back in the mid 70's. My dad wanted to see how I would act on a plane before taking me up in Piper Cherokees he rented. Best times of my life.

Borey is an amphibious aircraft in the LSA class, a huge trunk in terms of capacity and weight, high cruising speed and the ability to operate from a wave of 0.5 meters for an ordinary private pilot

why seaplanes aren't used to supply help in countries who suffered severe flooding ?

Stupid song