Floatplanes Over Australia

Cessna provides the basis for the greatest number of floatplane conversions both here and abroad. Floatplanes suffer a nominal performance penalty in increased drag and weight but allow the aircraft to operate in many areas not easily reached by land planes. (Seaplaner & Paul Hamlyn Books)

The Role of the Seaplane In Australia’s Development

Good transport and communication are the key to a well balanced and decentralised community.

For security most people need subconsciously quick and obvious access to other people and to the interests they follow. Boys like to be close to their girlfriends; families like to be close to their relatives; manufacturers like to be close to their markets.

If a nation crowds into cities it is a sure sign that communication and transport is poor. If communication and transport is difficult because of a large sparsely-populated continent, the problem will be worse and more people will congregate into fewer and larger cities.

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