I had the opportunity to ride in this airplane. What is really strange
is the water spray over the wings as you start the takeoff "roll/run".
The trailing edges are in the water. I believe the pilot said it would
handle about two foot waves. Fun flight. I would be concerned about all
the hidden places for water and corrosion.

Ross

Paul Tomblin wrote:

In a previous article, Shiver Me Timbers said:
http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/index.html

Some really nice photos and mpegs here as well as all
the technical details.

The thing has two engines and six seats, but has less payload than my
club's (P28B-236) Dakota (a four seater). Doesn't cruise any faster,
either. That kind of sucks. But then again, the Lake Renegade 2 is
worse. I guess that boat hull gives a huge weight penalty?

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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
In fact, it's surprising that any sort of hardware works. When it works, it
is just biding its time waiting for a more inconvenient time for it to fail.
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