hydrocopter
Sign in to savethumb|right|A rescue hydrocopter in Kuopio, [[Finland]]
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thumb|right|A rescue hydrocopter in Kuopio, [[Finland]]
A hydrocopter is an amphibious propeller-driven catamaran with a boat-like hull, small wheels and pontoon skis (as in a seaplane). An aircraft engine with a propeller and air rudder powers the vehicle over water, ice, snow and land.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hydrocopter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.