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Meekins had Embry Riddle Aeronautical University review the design and they reported favorably on it. Meekins established Privateer Industries to manufacture the design and remains chairman & CEO of the company. The development of the aircraft to first flight took over ten years. [1] [3]
The Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher is a US two-seat amphibious aircraft designed and marketed for homebuilding. [1] It was the work of Earl William Anderson, a Pan Am airline captain, who flew the prototype on 24 April 1969. By 1978, 200 sets of kits for the plane had been sold, and 100 Kingfishers were reported to be under construction.
The Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey is an American two-seat, single-engine, amphibious flying boat designed and manufactured by Progressive Aerodyne originally in Orlando, Florida, and now in Tavares, Florida. [2] It was first flown in November 1992 and is sold as a kit aircraft for amateur construction as well as a light-sport aircraft. [1] [3] [4 ...
The BBB also reported which industries got the most complaints. (Note that complaints filed with the BBB are investigated, with companies given a month to respond. Roughly 95% of complaints are ...
Data from Seawind website, which notes that performance data is from the Seawind 3000 with a Lycoming engine General characteristics Crew: 1 pilot Capacity: 3 adult passengers or 1 adult passenger and 3 children Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) Height: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) Wing area: 163 sq ft (15.14 m 2) Airfoil: NLF(1)-0215(F) Empty weight: 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) useful ...
The design of the Super Petrel has its origins in the Tisserand Hydroplum, a single-seat, wooden amphibian intended for kit building first flown in 1983 and its two-seat, Rotax 532-powered development, the Hydroplum II, in 1986. The Société Morbihannaise d'Aéro Navigation (SMAN) acquired production rights to the latter in 1987, marketing it ...
A BBB-accredited company agrees to abide by a set of accreditation standards BBB says are "attributes of a better business." These include honesty in advertising, transparency, and responsiveness ...
The Quikkit Glass Goose is an American two-seat biplane amphibious aircraft, designed by Tom Scott and marketed for homebuilding by Quikkit of Dallas, Texas. [1]The Glass Goose is based on the earlier Sea Hawker, which was designed by Garry LeGare in 1982 and sold through his firm Aero Gare as the Sea Hawk and, later, Sea Hawker.