sponson
Sign in to savethumb|Model of a Pan Am Boeing 314 flying boat with its left sponson visible bottom center of the photo thumb|MS Moby Otta|MS Princess of Scandinavia, a cruise-ferry with a side sponson (the brighter part at middle right labelled DFDS SEAWAYS) Sponsons are projections extending from the sides of land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft to provide protection, stability, storage locations, mounting points for weapons or other devices, or equipment housing.
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- Watercraft
- Block sponsons
- Winged/hooked sponsons
- Paddle/rudder sponsons
- Aircraft
- Military
- See also
- References
thumb|Model of a Pan Am Boeing 314 flying boat with its left sponson visible bottom center of the photo thumb|MS Moby Otta|MS Princess of Scandinavia, a cruise-ferry with a side sponson (the brighter part at middle right labelled DFDS SEAWAYS) Sponsons are projections extending from the sides of land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft to provide protection, stability, storage locations, mounting points for weapons or other devices, or equipment housing.
==Watercraft== On watercraft, a sponson is a projection that extends outward (usually from the hull, but sometimes other parts of the vessel) to improve stability while floating, or to act as a securing point for other equipment. Vessels with unstable body shapes or unevenly distributed weight are likely to feature sponsons to help prevent capsizing or other instabilities. On many vessels, these projections from the main body of the vessel can be attached and removed quickly and fairly easily.