Advanced Aeromarine Buccaneer

what is it?

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, HighCraft AeroMarine, Advanced Aviation and Keuthan Aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 121 km/htop speed
• size 560 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 42 years ago, in 1984.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1984

introduced

1984

retired

1998

status

in production

number built

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role

ultralight flying boat

makers

Advanced Aeromarine

engines

1× Rotax 277

wingspan

10.2 m

max take-off weight

560 kg

top speed

121 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.