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Postby expat » Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:08 am

Meant to post these quite some time back (a year almost to the day since I took them on holiday last year). I have photo touched the pictures to remove the tail number and "distinguishing marks". So for the hard core spotters out there;

1. What is it?
2. Who and why did they build it?
3. What was used to power it?
4. Where is it?

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Re: Name that plane

Postby unknown » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:03 am

Colonial Skimmer :-?
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Re: Name that plane

Postby Fozzer » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:17 am

Colonial Skimmer :-?


10/10.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

Lots of fascinating info on the 'Net... :)...!

(Later became the familiar Lake Renegade).

Paul...G-BPLF... 8-)...!
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Re: Name that plane

Postby unknown » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:46 am

Colonial Skimmer :-?


10/10.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

Lots of fascination info on the 'Net... :)...!

(Later became the familiar Lake Renegade).

Paul...G-BPLF... 8-)...!


Yeah! That helped: http://www.google.lt/search?hl=lt&q=Colonial+Skimmer&btnG=Google+Paie%C5%A1ka&meta=&aq=f&oq=
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Re: Name that plane

Postby Fozzer » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:00 am

The Lake Renegade always reminds me of the Classic 1973 Film; "The Wicker Man"....>>>>

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070917/

...where Police Sergeant Howie is shown Piloting the "Lake Renegade" in the fascinating opening Scene!

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Re: Name that plane

Postby unknown » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:40 am

The Lake Renegade always reminds me of the Classic 1973 Film; "The Wicker Man"....>>>>

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070917/

...where Police Sergeant Howie is shown Piloting the "Lake Renegade" in the fascinating opening Scene!

Paul...G-BPLF... 8-)...!



Looks like a nice old movie Fozzer! :D Too bad my local movie rent store don't have it in stock.
Sorry for an off-topic
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Re: Name that plane

Postby expat » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:46 am

Colonial Skimmer :-?


10/10.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

Lots of fascinating info on the 'Net... :)...!

(Later became the familiar Lake Renegade).

Paul...G-BPLF... 8-)...!



Sorry gentlemen, but it is not a Colonial Skimmer.

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Name that plane

Postby beaky » Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:56 pm

It's a Coot, designed by the same guy who built the Aerocar (Molt Taylor). Not sure if it's the prototype, or...?

It's different in that instead of high wings with wingtip floats, the wing roots are beefed-up to create sponsons for stability on the water without the drag of floats.
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Re: Name that plane

Postby unknown » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:00 pm

Colonial Skimmer :-?


10/10.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

Lots of fascinating info on the 'Net... :)...!

(Later became the familiar Lake Renegade).

Paul...G-BPLF... 8-)...!



Sorry gentlemen, but it is not a Colonial Skimmer.

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Re: Name that plane

Postby expat » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:15 pm

It's a Coot, designed by the same guy who built the Aerocar (Molt Taylor). Not sure if it's the prototype, or...?

It's different in that instead of high wings with wingtip floats, the wing roots are beefed-up to create sponsons for stability on the water without the drag of floats.


Almost right????, built by Bill Motes, though when Googling, it comes up with Molt Taylor??


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Re: Name that plane

Postby specter177 » Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:12 pm

It sounds to me that Taylor did the design, but Molts built and modified that specific one.
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