Amphibian

Aermacchi M.5

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The Macchi M.5 was Italy’s first flying-boat fighter and first single-seat aircraft. A total of 244 M.5s were built, equipping five Italian maritime patrol squadrons from early 1918 until after the Armistice. The M.5mod was equipped with a 250hp engine.

Replica: Petroelje Macchi M.5

Macchi M.5mod
Engine: 1 x 250hp Isotta-Fraschini V6B liquid-cooled
Take-off weight: 1080 kg / 2381 lb
Wingspan: 9.95 m / 32 ft 8 in
Length: 8.10 m / 26 ft 7 in
Height: 2.95 m / 9 ft 8 in
Max. speed: 209 km/h / 130 mph
Ceiling: 5000 m / 16400 ft
Climb to 4000m: 20 min
Armament: 2 x 7.7mm mg
Crew: 1

Adventure Air Adventurer

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The Adventurer 333 first flew in 1996.

An Adventurer amphibian crashed on the way home from Oshkosh. The wing and tail had separated in flight and the FAA stated they would not permit the aircraft to fly and Avemco Insurance refused to insure the airplane until there had been a structural analysis done. Most of the kit owners put up $500 each, and Martin Hollmann was commissioned to do the finite stress and flutter element analysis. The final result was that Hollmann recommended a number of changes to the basic design and since that time no further accidents occured.

Adventurer 2+2
Engine: Lycoming IO-360, 200 hp.
HP range: 150-235.
Speed max: 150 mph.
Cruise: 127 mph.
Range: 850 sm.
Stall: 57 mph.
ROC: 763 fpm.
Take-off dist: 700 ft (1000 ft water).
Landing dist: 600 ft (600 ft water).
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 60 USG.
Weight empty: 1750 lb.
Gross: 3000 lb.
Height: 8.5 ft.
Length: 24 ft.
Wing span: 35.85 ft.
Wing area: 179 sq.ft.
Seats: 4.
Landing gear: retractable tail or nose wheel.
Optional Ford V6 3.8 lt engine, 220 hp

Adventurer 4 place
Engine: Lycoming IO-360, 200 hp.
HP range: 200-235.
Speed max: 150 mph.
Cruise: 127 mph.
Range: 850 sm.
Stall: 57 mph.
ROC: 763 fpm.
Take-off dist: 700 ft (1000 ft wter).
Landing dist: 600 ft (600 ft water).
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 60 USG.
Weight empty: 1750 lb.
Gross: 3000 lb .
Height: 8.5 ft.
Length: 24 ft.
Wing span: 35.85 ft.
Wing area: 179 sq.ft.
Seats: 4.
Landing gear: retractable tail or nose wheel.
Optional Ford V6 3.8 lt engine, 220 hp.

Adventurer 333
Engine: Chev 5.7 lt, 333 hp.
Speed max: 158 mph.
Cruise: 140 mph.
Range: 2700 sm.
Stall: 61 mph.
ROC: 1200 fpm.
Take-off dist: 600 ft (800 ft water).
Landing dist: 700 ft (800 ft water).
Service ceiling: 18,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 60-120 USG.
Weight empty: 2000 lb.
Gross: 3300 lb.
Height: 8.5 ft.
Length: 24.5 ft.
Wing span: 35.83 ft.
Wing area: 179 sq.ft.
Landing gear: retractable tail or nose wheel.
Seats: 4.

Super Adventurer
Engine: Continental IO-360, 210 hp.
HP range: 200-235.
Speed max: 150 mph.
Cruise: 130 mph.
Range: 1200 sm.
Stall: 57 mph.
ROC: 870 fpm.
Take-off dist: 700 ft (1000 ft water).
Landing dist: 600 ft (600 ft water).
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 60 USG.
Weight empty: 1800 lb.
Gross: 3000 lb.
Height: 8.5 ft.
Length: 24 ft.
Wing span: 35.85 ft.
Wing area: 179 sq.ft.
Seats: 2/4.
Landing gear: retractable nose or tail wheel.

ACME Anser Amphib

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The Air Craft Marine Engineering Co was a four place cabin, mid-wing monoplane amphibian twin-jet prototype fighter was reported under construction in 1958, but never completed. Assigned RS-695B project number by the Army Air Forces Air Materiel Command. “Anser” was acronymic for “Analytical Service Inc,” involved in the project to an unknown degree. The COIN fighter selected at the time was North American OV-10A.

A41 Factory VNS-41

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The VNS-41 is the first amphibious microlight aircraft made in Vietnam. The A41 Factory (officially Aircraft Repair Company A-41) under the Air Force and Air Defense Department (Ministry of Defense) manufactured the aircraft based on the Russian Che-22 Korvet design by Boris Chernov and E.Yungerov. A Che-22 was acquired by Vietnam in the late 1990s from the Philippines. Technicians began developing the VNS-41 in June 2003. Its entire hull, tail and middle wing are made of high-quality composite materials. The proportion of locally-made parts in the hydroplanes is 70 percent.

On September 12, 2005, the prototype took off for its testing before being produced for the market. The selling price was to be less than 2 billion Vietnamese dong (some 126,000 US dollar) per unit.

The A41 Factory under the Air force and Air Defense Department has just produced three hydroplanes. The VNS-41 was to be initially be used in forestry (forest patrol) and agriculture but will also be marketed for sport, travel and commercial applications. The first amphibious microlight aircraft made in Vietnam is preserved at the “Bao Tang Phong Khong – Khong Quan”, the Vietnam Air Force Museum.

Engines: 2 x Rotax 582, 65 hp
Wingspan: 11.65 m (38 ft 3 in)
Length: 6.98 m (22 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.535 m (8 ft 3.8 in)
MTOW: 780 kg (1,720 lb)
Fuel capacity: 80-litre (21-gallon)
Speed: 120–135 km/h (75–84 mph)
Endurance: 4 hr
Max range: 300 km (190 mi)
Ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
TO run land: 50–70 m (160–230 ft)
TO run water: 200–300 m (660–980 ft)
Fuel burn: 38-44 lt/hr
Seats: 2-3