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NoBozo · 01-07-2013, 10:26 AM

I think it was maybe 20 years ago, myself and a friend of mine who owned a Lake Aircraft flying boat... got a tour of the Lake Aircraft factory in Sanford, Maine. The factory was in an OLD mill building in downtown Sanford. When a plane was "ready," the major parts..fusalage, wings, etc were trucked over to Sanford airport to be assembled there.

At that time, the Lake factory was also building EDO Floats under license. The Lake flying boats didn't use floats, as the fusalage itself provided the floatation.

NB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Aircraft

01-07-2013, 10:26 AM	#13
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	I think it was maybe 20 years ago, myself and a friend of mine who owned a Lake Aircraft flying boat... got a tour of the Lake Aircraft factory in Sanford, Maine. The factory was in an OLD mill building in downtown Sanford. When a plane was "ready," the major parts..fusalage, wings, etc were trucked over to Sanford airport to be assembled there. At that time, the Lake factory was also building EDO Floats under license. The Lake flying boats didn't use floats, as the fusalage itself provided the floatation. NB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Aircraft