The Aeromarine 700 was an early

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seaplane developed in

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to investigate the feasibility of using aircraft to launch

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es. The aircraft itself was a large biplane of conventional three-bay configuration equipped with two pontoons, powered by a Aeromarine K-6. Only two examples were built.

Operators

References

* Taylor, J. H. (ed) (1989) ''Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation''. Studio Editions: London. p. 29 Floatplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes 1910s United States bomber aircraft

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Aircraft first flown in 1917 {{bomber-stub