X-28 Sea Skimmer
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 civil air 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.
Specifications (X-28A)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: ft ( m)
- Wingspan: ft ( m)
- Height: ft ( m)
- Wing area: ft² ( m²)
- Empty: lb ( kg)
- Loaded: lb ( kg)
- Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1x Continental C-90-12 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 135 mph (217 km/h)
- Range: 370 miles (595 km)
- Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/m² ( kg/ft²)
- Power/mass:
References
American X-Vehicles (http://history.nasa.gov/monograph31.pdf) (.pdf)
Related content
Related development:
Pereira GP-4 -
Pereira Osprey II
Comparable aircraft:
Designation sequence:
X-25 -
X-26 -
X-27 -
X-28 -
X-29 -
X-30 -
X-31
See also:
List of experimental aircraft
Portions of this article are based on public domain text from NASA.
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