Spec 250
HP NORMAL
Horsepower @ RPM @ Altitude 250 @ 2575 @ Sea
Level
TBO hours 2000
Gross Take Off Weight 3140
lbs
Empty Weight 1975
lbs
Useful Load 1165
lbs
Fuel Capacity 88
gal useful
Seating Capacity 6
persons
Cabin Doors 3
Baggage Capacity 200
lbs
Service Ceiling 14,700'
Cruise Speed 132
kts @ 6,000' (75% power)
Max Range (No Reserve) 1050 Nm (55%
power)
Fuel Consumption 12.8
GPH Max; Cruise 10GPH
Stall Speed (Flaps & Gear Up) 55
kts
Stall Speed (Flaps & Gear Down) 49
kts
Takeoff Roll - Land 880'
@ 3140 lbs
600' @ 2600
lbs
Takeoff Roll - Water 1250'
@3140 lbs
800' @ 2600
lbs
Landing Roll - Land 475'
Landing Roll Water 600'
HISTORY:
The
Lake line of amphibious Aircraft has been manufactured under different variants
lengthening fuselage & more powerful engines but basically same design for
over 40 years.
The
Aircraft can take off and land from shallow and narrow lakes, canals, water
bodies, rivulets, rivers and even the open sea as well as come on land from
water bodies and re-enter.
The
Aircraft also operates from regular Airports, Grass strips/Dirt runways as any
conventional Aircraft does.
The
founders of the Lake Aircraft Company came from Republic and Grumman Aircraft
Corporation with over 50 years of designing amphibious Aircraft.
The
type certificate was later bought by Revo, Inc. (Armand and Bruce Rivard) and
currently the same company holds the TC.
The
company had stopped the manufacture of Aircraft in 2006 and started their
refurbishing of used Lake Aircraft as a profitable business and is now in the
process of sale and restarting manufacturing.
Unlike most
floatplanes that are really land Airplanes modified for water operations, the
Lake Amphibious Aircraft are true, purpose built boat hulled Amphibious
Aircraft certified for open sea operations as well as land/grass strip/dirt
runways operations.
KEY APPLICATIONS:
Air Taxi, Airport to Resort transfers, Feeder services for other carriers, flying club activities, personal charter flights etc.
Aerial
Whale watching tours, marine life spotting, Island tours, alerting ships to
prevent whale collisions while operating at Sea, other marine advisories to
Authorities and concerned commercial fishing and shipping vessels etc.
Air
Ambulance role picking up sea stricken persons & transported to land
airports or to connect with larger Air Med Jets for onward Air Ambulance
operations.
Search
and Rescue (SAR) roles finding ships/vessels in distress and helping seamen
overboard. The Rescue is limited to providing facilities after landing on
water, if conditions are feasible or remain circling overhead to guide other
rescue vessels.
Coastal
management planning, mapping, conservation roles in wetlands, observations of
bird life, anti-poaching patrols, water quality sampling, floating water based
laboratory for mangroves restoration, seedlings/regeneration, protection and
improving coral growth and coral reef management/protection etc.
With
the engines off, the aircraft can be paddled around silently like a light boat,
hence no disturbance when approaching marine bird species or for
surveillance/studies of the environment.
