Old Geek
Pattern Altitude
That the Convair F2Y Sea Dart was and remains the world's only supersonic seaplane.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart
I think we can all agree by now that waterborne aircraft should be fairly slow.
And the rest of your life is all downhill from this pinnacle?
Mmmm, nope, no reason that need be true. Just design the gear properly.
I'd like to see the gear that can take the speeds a delta winged fighter jets uses to take off and land.