"vincent p. norris" wrote in message ...
None of us that worked
on or around them, including the Chalks employees I knew ever once called
any of the aircraft a hydroplane.

The word is in my Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th
edition, copyright date 2002. It is also found frequently in the
historical literature.

vince norris

So then, what should we call a racing power boat with a step in its hull,
designed for high-speed skimming across the water surface?