Adventure Air Adventurer Explained
The
Adventure Air Adventurer is a family of
American homebuilt amphibious
flying boats that was designed and produced by Adventure Air of
Berryville, Arkansas. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction. The company appears to be out of business.
[1] Design and development
The aircraft features a strut-braced high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, retractable tricycle landing gear, a boat hull with outrigger pontoons, a cruciform tail and a pod-mounted single engine in pusher configuration.
The airframe is made from composites. Its 35.851NaN1 span wing mounts flaps and has a wing area of 179square feet. The cabin is 46inches wide. The recommended engines vary by model. The factory available options included wing tanks of, or, dual controls and a pre-assembled wing.
The factory estimated the construction time from the supplied standard kit as 1000 hours, or 400–600 hours from the quick-build kit.
Operational history
By 1998 the company reported that 120 kits had been sold and five aircraft were flying.
By November 2013 ten examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.[2]
Variants
- Adventurer 2+2
Model with 2+2 seating and a 72NaN2 sleeping bunk. The standard engine recommended is the 2000NaN0 Lycoming IO-360 powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of 1800lb and a gross weight of 3000lb, giving a useful load of 1200lb. With full fuel of the payload is 840lb.
- Adventurer 333
Heavier model with higher engine power. The standard engine recommended is the 3330NaN0 Chevrolet HO350 automotive conversion powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of 2000lb and a gross weight of 3333lb, giving a useful load of 1333lb. With full fuel of the payload is 973lb.
- Adventurer Heavy Hauler
The long range and heavy lift version of the design, that was also envisioned for military sales. The standard engine recommended is the 3330NaN0 Chevrolet HO350 automotive conversion powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of 2220lb and a gross weight of 4400lb, giving a useful load of 2180lb. With full fuel of the payload is 1820lb. The factory available options included wing tanks of, or .External links
Notes and References
- Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 93-94. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
- Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 22 November 2013. Federal Aviation Administration. 22 November 2013.
