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The new aircraft, at first called the Chubasco, made its first flight on 22 December 1958. [ 2 ] The VJ-22 is a high-winged monoplane , using the wings from an Aeronca Champion or Chief , with a new flying boat hull of mahogany plywood , waterproofed with fiberglass cloth. [ 3 ]
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.
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 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 ...
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) has been among the space's best performers, with shares up 95% over the prior six months. With shares hovering around the $10 mark in recent trading sessions and ...
The Buccaneer (also known in some of its many incarnations as the Mallard) is a one- or two-seat ultralight high-wing amphibious flying boat of pusher configuration marketed as a kit aircraft. The aircraft was manufactured by a number of U.S. firms in slightly different forms, including Arnet Pereyra Inc , [ 2 ] HighCraft AeroMarine , Advanced ...
The ICON A5 is an American amphibious light-sport aircraft (LSA) designed and produced by ICON Aircraft. A concept aircraft was first flown in 2008, and creation of the production tooling began in December 2012. The first production aircraft made its first flight on July 7, 2014, and made its public debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on
The aircraft is made from carbon fiber composites. Its 42.9 ft (13.1 m) span wing is mounted low on the fuselage , which also attaches the integral fixed floats . The aft end of the floats acts as twin tail booms for the twin tail fins , with a single tailplane and elevator mounted high above the pusher propeller.