Everybody of us has heard of an airplane but the sea plane might be the new term for us. Seaplane is just like the airplane. The difference is that, an airplane flies from the ground while the seaplane flies from the water. Seaplanes and amphibians are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteristics: floatplanes and flying boats; the flying boats are generally far larger and can carry far more. These aircraft were sometimes called hydroplanes, but nowadays this term applies to motor-powered watercraft that use the technique of hydrodynamic lift to skim the surface of water when running at speed.
On 28 March 1910, Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the first successful powered seaplane, the Gnome Omega-powered hydravion, a trimaran floatplane. Fabre's first successful takeoff and landing by a powered seaplane inspired other aviators, and he designed floats for several other flyers. The first hydro-aeroplane competition was held in Monaco in March 1912, featuring aircraft using floats from Fabre, Curtiss, Tellier and Farman. This led to the first scheduled seaplane passenger services, at Aix-les-Bains, using a five-seat Sanchez-Besa from 1 August 1912. The French Navy ordered its first floatplane in 1912.
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