Talk:R. J. Mitchell
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The Supermarine Walrus was a flying boat, not a seaplane. The distinction between the two types being the means of water bouyancy. If the hull rests upon the sea surface then it is a flying boat - that is a boat hull with wings/engines etc. If the fuselage is held up by one or more floats (or pontoon) then it is a seaplane (sometimes floatplane). I note that the Wikipedia is split in agreeing if the general category is seaplane, with the subdivision being flying boats and floatplanes, or if flying boat and sea/floatplane are indeed separate. My point is that the article mentions both seaplane (especially the SB record breakers) and flying boats. The Walrus is the latter. Plus it was an amphibian... Which could be catapult launched... From a ship...LessHeard vanU 21:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] About the Type 317 Bomber
Does anyone have any information about this? I read about it in "The Guinness Book of Air Force Blunders" by Geoffrey Regan. He proposes that this cancelling this design in favour of the Short Stirling was a major blunder by the Air Ministry in WWII. --80.47.107.70 13:17, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
