Types of Transportation List

Seaplanes are any aircraft that has the capability of landing on water while amphibious aircraft are equipped with wheels to alight on land, as well as being able to land on the water. Flying boats rely on the fuselage or hull for buoyancy, while floatplanes rely on external pontoons or floats.

For commercial aircraft the upgrade process is analogous. Here, too, the emphasis is on avionics and engines, especially the latter. These upgrades can prolong the profitable operation of the aircraft or allow it to meet the latest noise and emission regulations.

So the Osprey tiltrotor transport has a significant advantage over helicopters that it can fly twice faster and another advantage over aircraft that it lands vertically. So it can land on ships or rough terrain. Nr.5 Mi-38 (Russia) The Mi-38 is a transport helicopter, aimed both at military and civil customers.

The 1937 Hindenburg disaster may have damaged the reputation of lighter-than-air craft beyond repair, but the vehicle technology still appears regularly in various imaginative schemes, as promoters have sought a military or civil customer that would help the technology turn the corner and bring it into widespread acceptance.

Unlike smaller private planes, super mid-size jets are allowed to take off and land at both small local airports and larger, international airports. These jets generally hold up to nine passengers; however, some of the larger models can carry 12.