Lake Buccaneer
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| Role | Four-seat light amphibious aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Lake Aircraft |
| Designer | David Thurston |
| First flight | 1950s |
| Number built | 1000+ |
| Developed from | Colonial Skimmer |
| Variants | Lake Renegade |
The Lake Buccaneer is an American four-seat, light amphibious aircraft originally developed as the Colonial C-2 Skimmer, itself a development of the two-seat Colonial C-1 Skimmer.
Development
The C-2 Skimmer was developed in the late 1940s as a four-seat variant of the earlier C-1 Skimmer. It is a cantilever, shoulder-wing monoplane amphibian with a single-step all-metal hull with retractable tricycle landing gear. It is powered by an Avco Lycoming piston engine in pusher configuration, pylon-mounted above the hull.[citation needed]
The manufacturing rights were acquired by the Lake Aircraft Corporation in October 1959 and the aircraft was built as the LA-4, Lake Amphibian with a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming engine. This further developed into the Lake Bucaneer which was essentially the same airframe with a 200 hp (149 kW) fuel injected engine. A variant called the EP (extended prop) added an additional cargo door and rear engine cowling. A six-seat development with a lengthened hull was named Renegade, this had a 250 hp (186 kW) and a turbocharged 270 hp (201 kW) engine. A military version was called the Seawolf.[citation needed]
Variants
- LA-4-200
- Lycoming IO-360 A1B 200HP
- LA-4-200-EP
- Lycoming IO-360 A1B6 200HP Standard fuel floats [1]
Specifications (LA-4-200 Buccaneer)
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General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: three passengers
- Length: 24 ft 11 in (7.59 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
- Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
- Wing area: 170 ft2 (15.79 m2)
- Empty weight: 1555 lb (705 kg)
- Gross weight: 2690 lb (1220 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming IO-360-B1A piston engine, 200 hp (149 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 150 mph (241 km/h)
- Range: 825 miles (1328 km)
- Service ceiling: 14,700 ft (4480 m)
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
References
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