Antilles Seaplanes LLC.
Antilles Seaplanes LLC has put together an outstanding team of highly-experienced individuals in all aspects of the operation-design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, finance, and flight operations. The company is operating from a brand-new 20,000 square foot facility in Gibsonville, North Carolina and soon will expand to additional facilities at the Burlington-Alamance County Regional Airport. Antilles Seaplanes, LLC is pleased to announce that we have officially begun assembly of the first of the certified, deliverable airframes of the all new Antilles Super Goose.
Furthermore, all of the best STC modifications & improvements that have been developed for Goose series aircraft over the last 70 years are being incorporated into our construction & assembly process. This means that when you buy a new Antilles Goose, you will get a proven design which is safer, stronger, lighter, more dependable, easier to maintain, with a 100% COMPLETELY NEW AIRFRAME!
In addition, water-jet & laser cutting, CNC machining, CAD engineering & design, modern epoxy primers & sealers, along with a host of other technical improvements, turn the time tested Goose design into what will be simply the best seaplanes ever built… bar none!
Airframe
* Standard Aluminum
* Standard Flight Control Surfaces
* 586 Gallon Wet Wing
* Wing Tip and Tail Navigation Lights
* High Intensity Landing Lights
Engine & Propeller
* Turbine
o Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 Engines (2) Rated at 680 SHP
o Auxiliary Fuel Pumps (2)
o 24 Volt Sealed Gel Batteries (2)
o Hartzell Three Blade Propellers
o 50 Amp Alternators (2)
Interior
* Two (2) Cockpit Seats
* Four (4) Cabin Seats (Club or Fwd Configuration)
* Carpeted Floor Covering
* In-Cabin Aft Baggage Storage w/Nylon Webbing if applicable
* Interior Lighting w/Reading Lamps (Passenger Seats)
* Fire Extinguisher (2)
* Seat Restraints
* Headphone Jacks (passenger seats)
* Soundproofing
* Ventilation Blower w/overhead vent (passenger seats)
Avionics & Instrumentation
* Nav/Com/GPS (2) (1 each, Garmin GNS 530 and 430)
* Audio Panel (Garmin GMA 340)
* Mode-S Transponder (Garmin GTX 330D)
* Garmin MX20 I/O Traffic MFD
* Garmin GDL69A Data Link/Audio
* Dual GI106A indicator w/installation kit
* Autopilot System (Turbine Only)
* Headphone Jacks (Cockpit)
* Outside Air Temperature Gauge, Chronometer Clock and Voltmeter
* Standard (T) Pattern Flight Instrument Package: HSI, Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator, VSI, Turn and Slip Indicator
* Cockpit Speakers
* Pilot/Copilot Microphone
* Avionics Master Switch
* Emergency Locator Transmitter
Systems & Controls
* Pilot Rudder Pedals & Brakes
* Main Circuit Breaker Panel
* Standard Overhead Engine Controls
* Parking Brake
* Internally Lighted Rheostat-Controlled Flight and Engine Instruments
* Heated Pitot Tube
* Primary/Alternate Static Air Ports
* Pilot Copilot Map Lights
Peripherals
* Aircraft Flight Manual (1)
* Aircraft Log Book (1)
* Avionics Pilot Guides
* Engine Log Books (2)
* Propeller Log Books (2)
* Pitot Tube Covers (2)
* Service Information Materials
* Tow Bar
* Gust Lock Assembly
The Turbine version, appropriately named the "Super Goose," has all of the best features and capabilities of the original design with the added bonus of 50% more horsepower for faster cruise, more payload, and significantly improved single-engine performance.
* Grumman G-21 Goose Seaplane Specifications Engines: 680 shp PWC PT6A-34 Turboprops
* MGTOW: 12,500 lbs
* Typical Empty Weight: 6,700 lbs
* New "Glass" Panel & Garmin Avionics
* Fuel Capacity: Up to 586 US Gallons
* Normal Cruise: 200 Knots
* Rate of Climb: 2,000 fpm
* Endurance: 5 hours + IFR Reserves
* Seating: Pilot + up to 9 Passengers
* 100% New Airframe & Engines
Sauber, endlich werden mal wieder klassische Linien wieder in die Luft kommen!