Excerpt from Seaplanes
Roberto Barerra
Flying boats have a fuselage, or body, that looks and acts like a ship's hull. This hull enables them
to float on water very easily. Two small floats underneath its wings keep the flying boat stable in
rough water. These seaplanes are usually larger and more stable on water than floatplanes are. A
floatplane is a seaplane that has two long floats, called pontoons, under the fuselage. This is the
only part of the plane that touches the water. Unlike flying boats, floatplanes often come in a wide variety of sizes. An
amphibious vehicle can be either a flying boat or a floatplane with wheels. This allows the aircraft to land on both land and
water
Which choice BEST summarizes the authors comparison of flying boats to floatplanes?
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Floatplanes are larger than flying boats and have floats under their wings
for stability
Flying boats are floatplanes that have two long floats, called pontoons,
under the fuselage.
Flying boats are larger than floatplanes, and unlike floatplanes, the entire
fuselage can float
Flying boats come in a variety of sizes, are more stable on water and have
wheels to drive on land.