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Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Lake Model 250 Seawolf. Lake Aircraft was a manufacturer of amphibious aircraft.Its factory was in Sanford, Maine, United States, and its sales offices were located at Laconia / Gilford, New Hampshire and Kissimmee, Florida.
From 1969-1972 the company sold some LA-4s modified under a Supplemental Type Certificate as flying boats, without landing gear, but with removable beaching wheels, under the name Lake LA-4S Seaplane. [1] [2] [3] In 1970 a 200 hp (149 kW) fuel injected Lycoming IO-360 engine was fitted and the resulting aircraft was named the Buccaneer. This ...
The Renegade is a lengthened and more powerful version of the Lake Buccaneer.They share the Buccaneer's type certificate, and Buccaneer production was terminated. [2] In turn, it gave rise to a number of variants, including the militarised LA-250 Seawolf, the turbocharged LA-270 Turbo Renegade, and the LA-270 Seafury optimised for marine environments.
Kenmore Air Harbor [2] (IATA: KEH, FAA LID: S60) is a public-use seaplane base at the northern end of Lake Washington and 1 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of the central business district of Kenmore, Washington, U.S. [1] [2] It primarily serves western Washington and parts of southwestern British Columbia.
A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. [1] Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteristics: floatplanes and flying boats; the latter are generally far larger and can carry far more.
The replica seaplane, "Waterbird" takes off from Lake Windermere, 14 June 2022 A registered charity, The Lakes Flying Company Ltd, was established in 2010, "to celebrate and to inform the public concerning the importance of the innovative contributions made to the development of naval and civil marine aeroplanes by Captain Edward Wakefield and ...
Kenmore Air Harbor; Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base; L. Lake Oroville; ... Long Lake Seaplane Base (Sinclair, Maine) Lucky Landing Marina and Seaplane Base; M.
All recovered parts were taken to the now-closed Kincheloe Air Force Base south of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and laid out in a hangar for inspection. Boeing engineer Lawrence Lee and USAF Col. Robert Saye inspected the salvaged parts and concluded that the accident was a result of structural failure between the left wing's two engine pods.