A Hydrofoil-Seaplane?

This Week’s Hints to help you along:

• Featured a boat propeller at the back to get up to speed.
• A flight propeller at front — only one prop could operate a time.
• A single seat, single engine plane boasting an incredible 1,000 hp.
• Known and named for its excessively long nose.
• The fastest seaplane never to fly — well, maybe that’s a lie….
• Way ahead of its time, think 1920s, not 1960s!
  

So do you know what this aircraft is?

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