verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message lake aircraft type private industry aerospace founded 1959 headquarters kissimmee florida new hampshire key people armand rivard products parts for la 4 aircraft number of employees 6 website lakeamphib.com lake la 4 200 buccaneer lake la 4 200 buccaneer lake model 250 seawolf lake aircraft was a manufacturer of amphibious aircraft . its factory was in sanford maine usa and its sales offices were located at laconia gilford new hampshire and kissimmee florida . the assets of the company were sold in 2004 to an investor which incorporated as sun lake aircraft in vero beach florida . the assets are now owned by revo inc owned by armand rivard . history edit the first design in the series produced was the colonial skimmer . it was derived from an original design produced by david thurston in 1946 when he was with grumman aircraft . grumman never produced the design but thurston formed colonial aircraft corporation as a side business to continue development . colonial s first amphibious aircraft designated the colonial aircraft c 1 skimmer and based on the original grumman g 65 tadpole design first flew in 1948 . colonial grew to produce almost 50 of the c 1 and larger c 2 design before being sold in 1959 . the new owner m.l. al alson renamed the company lake aircraft and enlarged the basic design again into the la 4 a 180 horsepower 4 seat aircraft which was the basis for the entire line of aircraft that continues today . lake aircraft produced in the 1960 1980 range are listed by the federal aviation administration as having been built by consolidated aeronautics . for many years the lake la 4 200 was advertised as the world s only single engine production amphibian . in january 2009 company owner armand rivard indicated that he intended to sell the company and retire . the company had previously been offered for sale in 2001 2002 via auction in 2005 and in 2007 . lake aircraft produced one aircraft in 2007 and none in 2008 but continues to make parts for existing aircraft . in 2009 the company employed six people down from the 200 employees that it had in the 1980s . 1 evolution of lake amphibious aircraft years produced model seats horsepower max cruise speed payload with main full fuel 1948 1959 c1 and c2 2 150 180 90 mph 340 lb payload 1960 1969 lake la 4 4 180 110 mph 440 lb 1970 1982 lake la4 200 4 200 105 knots 500 lb 1982 1985 lake la4 200 ep 4 200 110 knots 550 lb 1984 1995 lake model 250 6 250 132 knots 800 lb 1987 2005 lake model 250 turbocharged 6 270 155 knots 720 lb 2006 seafury 250 & 270 references edit pew glenn january 2009 . lake aircraft again puts assets up for sale . retrieved 2009 01 12 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to lake aircraft . official website v t e lake aircraft aircraft colonial skimmer la 4 200 la 4 250 270 companies colonial aircraft corporation lake aircraft this aeronautical company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lake aircraft & oldid 668325682 categories aircraft manufacturers of the united statescompanies established in 1959aeronautical company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2009all articles needing additional referencescommons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa ol edit links this page was last modified on 23 june 2015 at 18 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view