>>945715>smaller vs largerIs there enough business/customer volume to justify larger aircraft? If there isn't, why would they want to be flying larger aircraft?
>SeaplanesSeaplane hulls generate a lot of unnecessary aerodynamic drag, gobbling fuel and killing range and/or speed. Saltwater is terrible for everything. It places a lot of constraints on engine placement that suck.
There's a reason the US Navy prefers aircraft carriers to seaplanes.
Civil seaplanes died out as infrastructure improved, and naval seaplanes died out as aircraft carriers got bigger and more capable.
