The Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher

is a US two-seat amphibious aircraft designed and marketed for homebuilding. It was the work of Earl William Anderson, a Pan Am airline captain, who flew the prototype on 24 April 1969. By 1978, 200 sets of kits for the plane had been sold, and 100 Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher were reported to be under construction.

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The aircraft is a shoulder-wing monoplane with a flying boat hull and outrigger pontoons. On land, it uses retractable tailwheel undercarriage. The single engine with a tractor propeller is mounted in a nacelle above the wing. Some builders utilize the wings from a Piper Cub rather than making their own.

Specifications Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher:

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
• Height: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
• Empty weight: 1,032 lb (468 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,600 lb (726 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 20 US gal (17 imp gal; 76 L)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, 115 hp (86 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) diameter
• Maximum speed: 120 mph (190 km/h, 100 kn)
• Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn) at 1,000 ft (300 m)
• Stall speed: 45 mph (72 km/h, 39 kn)
• Range: 200 mi (320 km, 170 nmi) with maximum fuel
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 500–600 ft/min (2.5–3.0 m/s)
• Takeoff run to 50 ft (m): 1,000 ft (300 m)