The Canadair CL-215 (Scooper) is the first model in a series of flying boat amphibious aircraft designed and built by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair, and later produced by Bombardier. It is one of only a handful of large amphibious aircraft to have…

Until the middle of the 19th century, only horse-drawn, pack and water transport was used for military purposes. Military train near Ypres, 1917. In 1809, in the Russian Empire, the "Institution on the management of water and land communications" was published…