American built Maule M-7-260 Super Rocket N1054T light airplane at Inverness Scotland. SCO 9932.
Amphibious aircraft are heavier and slower, more complex and more expensive to purchase and operate than comparable landplanes but are also more versatile. Even if they cannot hover or land vertically, for some jobs they compete favorably with helicopters and do so at a significantly lower cost. Amphibious aircraft can be much faster and have longer range than comparable helicopters, and can achieve nearly the range of land based aircraft, as an airplane's wing is more efficient than a helicopter's lifting rotor. This makes an amphibious aircraft, such as the Grumman Albatross and the Shin Meiwa US-2, useful for long-range air-sea rescue tasks. In addition, amphibious aircraft are particularly useful as "Bushplanes" engaging in light transport in remote areas, where they are required to operate not only from airstrips, but also from lakes and rivers. Maule M7-260 Amphibian Seaplane on Baumann 2750A Floats. IFR, long range fuel, vortex generators, Sirius satellite radio, Patroller swing open windows, leather seats, ski fittings, fuselage grab handles, rugged Lycoming O-540-B4B5 (auto fuel STC), quiet McCauley 80" 3 blade.
Size: 5783px × 4234px
Location: Dalcross Airport, Inverness. Highland Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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