Seaplanes

After becoming the first to fly a mile on an airplane in 1908, Curtis invented a practical seaplane capable of taking off and landing on water. It utilized pontoons instead of wheels.
 Glenn Hammond Curtiss United States 1911 Seaplanes

After becoming the first to fly a mile on an airplane in 1908, Curtis invented a practical seaplane capable of taking off and landing on water. It utilized pontoons instead of wheels.