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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane no It’s a Seaplane!

By Islomaniac | June 16, 2007

It’s actually much more than a seaplane. The Sea Falcon is a revolutionary design that combines the crusing elements of a boat with rapid transit features of a plane.

Here’s their sales pitch:

“Remember flying over a remote and beautiful island, sand bank or secluded beach and wishing you could go there? Now you can. The SeaFalcon SF-08™ can flare you to your destination, with stops at the most pristine beaches… places you have only seen before from the window of your airplane. Paradise just got a step closer!”

Click below to read more about this exciting technology

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Apparently what makes this design so unique is that you can literally island hop. The design is super fuel efficient only burning 4 gallons of diesel per hour (26 miles to the gallon) and considering the plane seats 8 (plus some luggage) that’s pretty impressive. The plane can go about 100 miles an hour and up to 1000 miles without refueling.

I have never heard of the Sea Falcon before but it really sounds ideal for people who live on islands. You could fly you AND your friends and family to your island, land literally at your doorstep and when you wanted to leave you could just hop in and take off. I am guessing it would also be perfect for people who sell islands. What a coup it would be to be able to not only show clients islands from the air, but be able to go right down and examine the ones they are interested in at their request.

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