Hydroplaning and hydroplane may refer to: *

Aquaplaning Aquaplaning or hydroplaning by the tires of a road vehicle, aircraft or other wheeled vehicle occurs when a layer of water builds between the wheels of the vehicle and the road surface, leading to a loss of traction that prevents the vehicle ...

or hydroplaning, a loss of steering or braking due to water on the road * Hydroplane (boat), a fast motor boat used in racing ** Hydroplane racing, a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers * Floatplane, a type of seaplane, with one or more slender pontoons *

Flying boat A flying boat is a type of seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a floatplane in having a fuselage that is purpose-designed for flotation, while floatplanes rely on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy. Though ...

, a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water * Gallaudet Hydroplane, an early aircraft employing the use of wing-warping for roll control *

Hydrofoil A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains sp ...

, a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull * Planing (boat), a method by which the hull of a boat skims over the surface of the water *

Seaplane A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of takeoff, taking off and water landing, landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their tech ...

, a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water * Diving plane, a submarine control surface used to help control depth * Hydroblading, a figure skating move sometimes referred to as hydroplaning

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