X-28 Sea Skimmer (Osprey)

Specifications

Company- George Pereira; Osprey Aircraft
Type- Testbed for a police seaplane.
Goals- Explore usefulness of small, single-place seaplane for civil police patrol in Southeast Asia.
Primary Testing Facility Research- Philadelphia Naval Base, PA
Dimensions- Span- 23 ft, 0 in; Length- 17 ft, 4 in
Max Speed- 135 MPH
Range- 370 miles
Max Altitude- 18,000 ft
Power Plant- One Continental C-90-12 4-cylinder horizontal opposed engine
Thrust- N/A
Weights- Fully Loaded: 900 lbs
Payload- N/A
Flights- Unknown
Number of Prototypes Built- 1
Project Tenure- 1971
Project Status- Cancelled

Information

The Pereira X-28 was a single-seat flying boat built by George Pereira, a private builder. It was not only known by the Sea Skimmer designation but also as Osprey I. The US Navy commissioned the plane through the Naval Air Development Center as part of a study for patrol missions in Southeast Asia. The study required that the aircraft be capable of flight under visual flight rules (VFR), lightweight, cost fewer than 5,000 American dollars in quantity and be able to be manufactured in Southeast Asia. The aircraft was first flown on August 12, 1970

The only craft built is now on display in the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum.

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