5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Lake Seawolf N64RF: NOAA· Public domain
- 2. Lake LA-250 Renegade AN0607472: Renato Spilimbergo Carvalho· GFDL 1.2
- 3. Lake LA-250 Renegade AN0666405: Pedro Aragão· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Lake LA-250 Renegade, Private JP6149174: Pedro Aragão· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Renegade low pass: D. Miller· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Lake LA-250 Renegade is a six-seat amphibious utility aircraft produced in the United States by Lake Aircraft since 1982.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 44 years ago, in 1982.
- Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 11.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,668 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1982
- number built
- —
- role
- utility amphibian
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Lake Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
- length
- 8.6 m
- wingspan
- 11.6 m
- height
- 3.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,383 kg
- top speed
- 258 km/h
- range
- 1,668 km
- ceiling
- 4,480 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1643786, Wikipedia: Lake Renegade (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.