Hydroplane

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Hydroplaning and hydroplane may refer to: * Aquaplaning 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 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 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 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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