The Aeromarine

Aeromarine

The Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company was an early American aircraft manufacturer founded by Inglis M. Upperçu which operated from 1914 to 1930. From 1928 to 1930 it was known as the Aeromarine-Klemm Corporation.-History:...

 700 was an early US Navy seaplane developed in 1917

1917 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1917:- Events :* During her 30 November 1916-24 February 1918 cruise, the Imperial German Navy commerce raider Wolf carries a Friedrichshafen FF.33e seaplane nicknamed Wölfchen , which during 1917 singlehandedly captures at least four of the 37 enemy...

 to investigate the feasibility of using aircraft to launch torpedo

Torpedo

The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...

es. The aircraft itself was a large biplane of conventional three-bay configuration equipped with two pontoons. It was powered by an engine also manufactured by Aeromarine (100 hp/75 kW). Only two examples were built.