An early aircraft designed to take off from and land on water, combining features of seaplanes and hydroplanes.
From aero- (air) + hydro- (water) + plane (airplane). This term was used in early 20th-century aviation to describe experimental aircraft that operated on water.
The first aerohydroplanes were pioneers of amphibious flight—they represented humanity's attempt to master both water and air when flying was so new that designers experimented with every possible combination!
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