Originally Posted by
evansb
Amphibious means suited to both land and water.
A flying boat capable of land operations would be considered an amphibious flying boat.
Wheeled dollies temporarily attached to a flying boat used for the purposes of hauling the aircraft out of the water for maintenance purposes does not make for an amphibious flying boat.
Would a true amphibious aircraft need to be able to take off and land on terra firma (as well as water)?
I saw an aircraft that had inbuilt (stowable) handling wheels that didn't look capable of handling landing stresses.