In "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" written by James Thurber, in the first paragraph is Walter Mitty commanding a boat or plane or what? (Walter Mitty is the commander)Can you explain what exactly a “navy hydroplane” is? I looked it up in the encyclopedia but that just confused me more. You can find the short story at http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=100 -I am only concerned with the first paragraph. Thank you.
2006-10-04 15:38:14 · 5 answers · asked by ♪~♥~♫~♥~♪ 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
He was flying a plane, a hydroplane is a plane that can land on both water and land.
2006-10-04 15:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by letitcountry 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A hydroplane can be landed on land as well as water...
As an aside, for some reason I have always felt that I have something of that Walter Mitty spirit in me...as far as I can remember...daydreaming of doing all sorts of amazing things. In the end I am grateful for it because that is where my creative ideas usually stem from...
2006-10-04 16:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are some pictures of navy hydroplanes. They appear to be like the planes with pontoons on them so they can land and take off from water.
http://historicaircraftpictures.com/index-c.html
2006-10-04 15:41:59 · answer #3 · answered by Ginger/Virginia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it seems we read that story in high scool, but that was aeons ago, but a hydroplane is a type of boat that uses a force or cushion of air to hover above the ground or water.
2006-10-04 15:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Big hands Big feet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, sorry.
2006-10-04 15:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋