Grumman albatross re-entering production

[GTX]

Resurrecting the Albatross: Why Australia is returning to a 70-year-old seaplane - AeroTime

Airlines across the world tend to capitalize on the latest high-tech aircraft to squeeze profit in a heavily contested market. However, away from the largest airports and the most-flown routes, old designs dating back to early Cold War era are somewhat commonplace. Many leading militaries...

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[SaparotRob]

Go Grumman (?).

 

[GTX]

Go Grumman (?).

Nah...Go AAI

 

[Capt. Vick]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yea, I thought it would be the old Grumman SAR platform, looks like I fell for clickbait.

 

[ThomasP]

Go Grumman!

 

[GrauGeist]

Nah...Go AAI

But if AAI is resurrecting a Grumman design...

 

[EwenS]

AAI acquired the type certificate (I.e. the design rights) for the Albatross from Grumman some years ago. So any future developments are down to AAI not Grumman.

It's like the Twin Otter and other De Havilland Canada products. Bombardier sold them to Viking Air back in 2006.

Viking Acquires Beaver, Twin Otter TCs from Bombardier | Aero-News Network

Acquisition Brings de Havilland Business To Western Canada Viking Air Limited has acquired the Type Certificates for seven de Havilland legacy aircra| Published: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 | Aero-News Network

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[ThomasP]

Go - Go Grumman!

 

[Admiral Beez]

This reminded me of Viking Air restarting production of DHC's popular historic aircraft, such as the Beaver, originally flown in 1947, albeit ten years after the Grumman Goose.

DHC-2 Beaver

The De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, often referred to as the “best bush plane ever built”, has been instrumental in developing far-reaching frontiers since it was first introduced in 1947. They produced approximately 1,600 before ceasing production in 1967. It is also the first single-engine utility...

www.vikingair.com

 

[GreenKnight121]

The basic airframe will still be Grumman's design... the primary differences will be turboprops instead of radials, and modern avionics.

 

[Wild_Bill_Kelso]

Love it! Moar seaplanes please

 

[FLYBOYJ]

The basic airframe will still be Grumman's design... the primary differences will be turboprops instead of radials, and modern avionics.

And I'll guess they will probably make use of composites as well, just like Viking did on the DHC-6-400

It may be "Grumman's Design" but they no longer own it (as stated).

 

[Wild_Bill_Kelso]

Apparently they ar using aluminum alloy to keep them t cheap and simple

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Apparently they ar using aluminum alloy to keep them t cheap and simple

Yep - caught that in the article.

 

[ThomasP]

Now if we can just get someone to put the Saunders-Roe Princess back into production/service.

 

[GrauGeist]

I'd be wanting to see the BV222 fly again, to be honest, though the Martin Mars is impressive, too.

 

[Wild_Bill_Kelso]

Short Sleaford!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Short Shetland

 

[SaparotRob]

Any of 'em. I like flying boats.