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One minor point, the S-61L airliner was not amphibious, it had a fixed landing gear without floatsand the bottom of the forward fuselage on the port side was flat, it was the luggage compartment.The S-61N was amphibious with large floats and boat hull.Many of the S-61s, civil and ex-military, converted for logging and crane use are fitted with L-typelanding gear as there is no need for amphibious capability and it weighs less.
One minor point, the S-61L airliner was not amphibious, it had a fixed landing gear without floats
and the bottom of the forward fuselage on the port side was flat, it was the luggage compartment.
The S-61N was amphibious with large floats and boat hull.
Many of the S-61s, civil and ex-military, converted for logging and crane use are fitted with L-type
landing gear as there is no need for amphibious capability and it weighs less.