Advanced Aeromarine Buccaneer

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Buccaneer
Type Ultralight flying boat
Manufacturers HighCraft AeroMarine
Advanced Aviation
Keuthan Aircraft
Maiden flight 1980s

The Buccaneer (also known in some of its many incarnations as the Mallard) is a one- or two-seat ultralight amphibian marketed for homebuilding. It has been manufactured by a number of U.S. firms in slightly different forms, including HighCraft AeroMarine, Advanced Aviation, Keuthan Aircraft. It is a high-wing flying boat of pusher configuration with side-by-side seating. It is of fabric-covered tubular construction.

[edit] Specifications (Buccaneer XA)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: ft in (m)
  • Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
  • Height: ft in (m)
  • Wing area: 162 ft² (15 m²)
  • Empty weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 560 lb (250 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Rotax 277, 26 hp (20 kW)

Performance

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