Lake Amphibian Program Is On The Block
Credit: Lake Aircraft
At the same time that N.O. Brantly was creating his little helicopter, David Thurston, a Grumman engineer, was developing a single-engine amphibian, which he dubbed the Skimmer. The prototype flew in 1948, but another eight years passed before type-certification and production began. Early on...
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