| Skylark KC-3 | |
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| Role | Homebuilt semi-amphibious aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Larkin Aircraft Corporation |
| First flight | 1973 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Unit cost | $7000 in 1974 [1] |
The Larkin Skylark is single-engine amphibious homebuilt aircraft. Only one aircraft was built and flown in 1973.
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The Skylark is a pusher-style design with a single Volkswagen air-cooled engine above and behind the fully enclosed cockpit. The cockpit seats two occupants in side-by-side configuration, with a large plexiglass canopy curving around both occupants. The tail is a twin-boom arrangement attached at the trailing edge of the wings, allowing clearance for the pusher propeller above and within he booms. The landing gear is a tricycle arrangement with the nose gear positioned at the foremost point of the nose and the two main gear semi-recessed into teardrop-shaped fairings on the lower sides. The fuselage and landing gear are internally supported with an alumunim tube keel.[2]
The Skylark is capable of amphibious operation when fitted with an optional V-shaped lower hull made out of fiberglass.[3]
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