Lake
The Lake Amphibian Aircraft
line evolved from the Grumman line of great
amphibians, the Widgeon, Goose and
Albatross. In 1948, the Colonial Skimmer was
designed and flown by the Colonial
Aircraft Company. (see below)
For more than ten years, the
Colonial C1 Skimmer and C2 Skimmer IV were
built before Lake Aircraft Corporation
purchased the manufacturing and design
rights in October 1959. The C2 Skimmer
IV led Lake Aircraft Corporation to
introduce the LA-4 in 1960 and the
LA- /200 (The Lake Buccaneer) in 1970. In
1984, Lake Aircraft introduced the LA 250
(The Lake Renegade) and the Turbo Renegade
followed in 1987.
In 1994, Lake Aircraft introduced the
Seafury and Seawolf, an entirely new
amphibian with improved rough water
capability and added additional
corrosion protection for salt water
operations. It has been a family
run business for over thirty years. At the
time of writing, the company is up for sale.
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