With 5,710 hours total time since new, this 1959 Grumman HU-16 Albatross is no youngster. Its age – 62 years old – also point to the fact that this plane is an old-timer. But as often is the case with ...

While he owned other planes, his Grumman HU-16 Albatross (the "Hemisphere Dancer") was by far his most famous. It's on display at Universal CityWalk in Florida.

When is a seabird a workhorse? When it is a U.S. military aircraft—and in this case, workhorse could aptly describe the Grumman HU-16 Albatross, a versatile amphibious utility aircraft that was ...

In June 2024, BuffettNews.com reported that Jimmy Buffett's iconic Grumman HU-16 Albatross, famously known as the Hemisphere Dancer, was temporarily removed from Universal CityWalk Orlando for ...

A short while ago, we showed you a splendidly restored vintage Consolidated Cataline Flying Boat that, at $1 million, sounds like a pretty sweet bargain compared to a private yacht you could buy for ...

Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) plans to produce a re-engined, updated version of the venerable Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibian aircraft. The HU-16 was widely used from the 1950s to 1980s in ...

The desk's aluminum legs are fabricated. The Grumman HU-16 Albatross was a large amphibious flying boat produced between 1949 and 1961 and was flown by the US Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard and other ...

Joe Vittoria smiles as he recalls the time several years ago that his Grumman Albatross landed off the coast of Connecticut. “It sure attracts attention,” says Vittoria, the 70-year-old former ...

In a video of the stunt, Jay Leno popped out of the nose of a Grumman HU-16 Albatross airplane as it flew over the Pacific Ocean Jay Leno is taking his act to new heights. The former Tonight Show host ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Grumman HU-16B Albatross Guess HU? Virtavia is back with another stunning warbird, the Grumman HU-16B ...

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