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Colonial Skimmer

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The Colonial Model C-1 Skimmer was an American small single-engined amphibian flying boat built by the Colonial Aircraft Corporation. It was the start of a line of very similar aircraft designed by David Thurston.

Development

In 1946 David Thurston established the Colonial Aircraft Corporation at Sanford Maine to build his design for a small amphibian flying boat, the Skimmer.

The resulting design was an all-metal shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane with a single-step hull and stabilizing floats fitted under each wing. A retractable tricycle landing gear allowed land operation. The Avco Lycoming engine with a pusher propeller was pylon-mounted above and aft of the enclosed cockpit.

The cabin had side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger with room behind for another passenger.

History

The prototype XC-1 Skimmer first flew on July 17, 1948, powered by a {{convert|115|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-235 engine, but was later re-engined with a {{convert|125|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-290 engine.^[1]^[2]

24 examples of the C-1 Skimmer were built and these were followed by 18 examples of the higher powered four-seat variant known as the C-2 Skimmer IV,^[3] which through a succession of companies became the Lake Buccaneer.

Specifications (C-1)

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References

1. ^Bridgman 1951, p. 216c.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://aerofiles.com/_cl.html|title=American airplanes: Cl – Cr: Colonial|work=Aerofiles|accessdate=September 13, 2013}}.
3. ^Simpson, 2005, pp. 172–173
4. ^Bridgman 1956, pp. 252–253.

{{cite book|last=Bridgman|first=Leonard|title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52|year=1951|location=London|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd}}
{{cite book|last=Bridgman|first=Leonard|title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57|year=1956|publisher=The McGraw-Hill Book Company|location=New York}}
{{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Rod|title=The General Aviation Handbook|year=2005|publisher=Midland Publishing|ISBN=1-85780-222-5}}
{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=}}

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Development

History

Specifications (C-1)

See also

References