ultimate floatplane...(single)

[Airpiraterob]

I was thinkin abou the ultimate single-engine seaplane and thought. as far as bada$$ singles go...whats the baddest? of course the c208 caravan amphib would be VERY high on my list. but as far as being the single-engine king of the lake, I think I found the perfect plane.

the Antonov AN-2v...the V version is mounted up on floats.
thats a HOSS if i ever saw one.
www.an2v.strana.de/page4-6.htm
www.an2v.strana.de/page4-7.htm
www.an2v.strana.de/page4-2.htm

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

kind of like the beaver, only much, much cooler

plus, anything named Kookooruznik, i.e. Cornbinder is awesome

 

[Launchpad]

Cool Pix, stick with your Caravan idea. You'd never be able to dock that thing anywhere.... or find parts.

 

[A Squared]

You'd never be able to dock that thing anywhere.... or find parts.

Not true about he parts. the AN-2 is probably the aircraft which has been in continuous production for the longest time. There are lots of them in Soviet bloc countries and in china. If there were a market for parts, they would appear (everything in Russia is for sale) The thing is, there is no market for them, as the airplane is pretty much worthless in the US. The FAA will only certify then in the experimental, exhibition category, which is very restrictive. Essentially you can fly to and from airshows, and occasionally for proficiency. Legally, you couldn't even fly your family out to the cabin for the weekend in one.

 

[Kream926]

caravan, amphibious caravan

 

[imacdog]

The Beav will always be my favorite but the single Turbo Otter is a pretty sweet ride as well. Visibility is nowhere near as good as the Beaver though.

 

[BORAT]

A Caravan of floats is a piece of junk...Although its fast, it sucks around the dock and on the water. I'd go with a Turbine Beaver...An "Original" Turbine Beaver, not a Viking clone or a Wipaire thing. The Viking clones are better than the Wip Beavers however...Call me old fashioned because thats what I am...

 

[A Squared]

An "Original" Turbine Beaver, not a Viking clone or a Wipaire thing....

What's wrong with a Viking beaver? Aren't they built to conform to hte original Turbine Beaver certificate?

 

[Goose Egg]

Call me old school, but I'm going to have to go with the 206 on amphibs with the 185 recieving an honorable mention.

-Goose

 

[BORAT]

The Viking Turbines are ok, I'm just not a huge fan of the panel and some other mods they make... The Wipaire Turbine is a bit of a pig and they don't redo the tail which is crucial, plus they put the Caravans fuel system in it, which sucks...

Have fun with a 206 on Amphibs...If you ever get off the water!

 

[A Squared]

The Wipaire Turbine is a bit of a pig and they don't redo the tail which is crucial, plus they put the Caravans fuel system in it, which sucks...!

As I understand it, Wiplinger's philosophy was to spend as little money as possible to get certification and build it, that's why the original tail, borrowed fuel system and they used a king air cowling which looks a little funky. Speaking of funky looking, you ever seen the US F&WS's Garrett engined beaver?

Have fun with a 206 on Amphibs...If you ever get off the water!

LOL, that's exactly what I was thinking.

 

[BORAT]

Yeah, the Garrett Turbine Beaver is a piece of work... I see it in Anchorage on occassion and just wonder "Why?"... The Whip Beaver bugs me because first of all the tail on a regular beaver is just barely big enough to support the R985, now slap a PT-6 on it and you've got a rudder that can't support the engines power or P-factor.

 

[Rolling-Thunder]

May not be the ultimate, but it was the first........


http://members.tccoa.com/steve1995/triad-fly.jpg

 

[Goose Egg]

Have fun with a 206 on Amphibs...If you ever get off the water!

Why wouldn't a 206 get off? There are plenty of 'em out there.

-Goose

 

[imacdog]

206s are great on wheels, not as much on floats. I've flown one with two other guys and was amazed at how slow it was. Just won't handle a full load like a DeHavilland. Looking at the Cessna wing and DeHavilland wing side by side at a restoration yard, you can see why the Cessna is slower to get off the water. Great plane on wheels though.

 

[Goose Egg]

206s are great on wheels, not as much on floats. I've flown one with two other guys and was amazed at how slow it was. Just won't handle a full load like a DeHavilland. Looking at the Cessna wing and DeHavilland wing side by side at a restoration yard, you can see why the Cessna is slower to get off the water. Great plane on wheels though.

Fine. Beaver then.

-Goose

 

[hawg2hawk]

206s are great on wheels, not as much on floats. I've flown one with two other guys and was amazed at how slow it was. Just won't handle a full load like a DeHavilland. Looking at the Cessna wing and DeHavilland wing side by side at a restoration yard, you can see why the Cessna is slower to get off the water. Great plane on wheels though.

You give me a 206 with a full load and enough water and I'll....step taxi you there.

 

[Stevebry]

I've flown the c182 and c206 on amphibs and never really had a problem getting them off the water in a decent time- especially the c182 that had a IO550 in it( unfortunatly the thing caught fire in flight last week and was a total loss).. But if you want something that gets off the water and you dont have the need for a monstrous plane- the Turbine Maule is a fun plane- I flew one while we had it in inventory for a few months.. It was a 1500 lb airplane with 420 HP- by the time you got the throttles in half way the thing was screaming out of the water at 4000 fpm... sucked on range though- Large seaplanes are maintenance hoggs-- if you have the money go for it... I'll stick with the c182 with the IO-550-- since ours burnt up, anyone have one for sale?

 

[crash-proof]

I've flown the c182 and c206 on amphibs and never really had a problem getting them off the water in a decent time- especially the c182 that had a IO550 in it( unfortunatly the thing caught fire in flight last week and was a total loss).. But if you want something that gets off the water and you dont have the need for a monstrous plane- the Turbine Maule is a fun plane- I flew one while we had it in inventory for a few months.. It was a 1500 lb airplane with 420 HP- by the time you got the throttles in half way the thing was screaming out of the water at 4000 fpm... sucked on range though- Large seaplanes are maintenance hoggs-- if you have the money go for it... I'll stick with the c182 with the IO-550-- since ours burnt up, anyone have one for sale?

Hey you are the guy who plopped the 182 down by Sample Rd, on your way to FXE? Great job, I'm sure you're happy we gotta lotta lakes round here! I saw the burnt out and wingless hull on the west side of the airport the other day, a sad site. What happened????

 

[navigator72]

I know you want a single engine but I have the ultimate and one of a kind DC3 on floats.

http://www.flyingboats.ca/_common/Douglas-DC3-FloatPlane-N130Q.jpg