Adventure Air Adventurer

The Adventure Air Adventurer is a family of American homebuilt amphibious flying boats that was designed and produced by Adventure Air 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.

Design and development
The aircraft features a strut-braced 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.

The airframe is made from composites. Its 35.85 ft span wing mounts flaps and has a wing area of 179.00 sqft. The cabin is 46 in wide. The recommended engines vary by model. The factory available options included wing tanks of 60 u.s.gal, 120 u.s.gal or 180 u.s.gal, 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 7 ft sleeping bunk. The standard engine recommended is the 200 hp Lycoming IO-360 powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of 1800 lb and a gross weight of 3000 lb, giving a useful load of 1200 lb. With full fuel of 60 u.s.gal the payload is 840 lb.


 * Adventurer 333
 * Heavier model with higher engine power. The standard engine recommended is the 333 hp Chevrolet HO350 automotive conversion powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of 2000 lb and a gross weight of 3333 lb, giving a useful load of 1333 lb. With full fuel of 60 u.s.gal the payload is 973 lb.


 * 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 333 hp Chevrolet HO350 automotive conversion powerplant. The aircraft has an empty weight of 2220 lb and a gross weight of 4400 lb, giving a useful load of 2180 lb. With full fuel of 60 u.s.gal the payload is 1820 lb. The factory available options included wing tanks of 180 u.s.gal, 216 u.s.gal or 260 u.s.gal.