The Adventure Air Adventurer is a family of
American
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homebuilt
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amphibious
flying boat
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s that was designed and produced by
Adventure Air
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of
Berryville, Arkansas. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction. The company appears to be out of business.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', pages 93-94. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
Design and development
The aircraft features a
strut-braced
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high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, retractable
tricycle landing gear, a boat hull with outrigger pontoons, a
cruciform tail and a pod-mounted single engine in
pusher configuration
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.
The
airframe
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is made from composites. Its span wing mounts
flaps and has a wing area of . The cabin is wide. The recommended engines vary by model. The factory available options included wing tanks of , or , dual controls and a pre-assembled wing.
The factory estimated the construction time from the supplied standard kit as 1000 hours, or 400–600 hours from the quick-build kit.
Operational history
By 1998 the company reported that 120 kits had been sold and five aircraft were flying.
By November 2013 ten examples had been
registered in the United States with the
Federal Aviation Administration.
Variants
;Adventurer 2+2
:Model with 2+2 seating and a sleeping bunk. The standard engine recommended is the
Lycoming IO-360 powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is .
;Adventurer 333
:Heavier model with higher engine power. The standard engine recommended is the
Chevrolet HO350 automotive conversion powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is .
;Adventurer Heavy Hauler
:The long range and heavy lift version of the design, that was also envisioned for military sales. The standard engine recommended is the
Chevrolet HO350 automotive conversion powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is . The factory available options included wing tanks of , or .
Specifications (Adventurer 333)
References
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Photo of an Adventurer 333
Adventurer
1990s United States sport aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Amphibious aircraft
Flying boats