Grumman thing...what is this.....

[Michel Lemieux]

OK long shot.

From Mark's post: http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=72561

To this library on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/airlinere%20...%20753056369/

Found another album with these pics taken at Paine field in 2010.

Almost reminds me of the modified Goose the Japanese built to test new hull for the ShinMaywa.

For sure Grumman inspired........

[Duggy009]

Looks like a Grumman G44A Super Widgeon.
"McKinnon Enterprises at Sandy, Oregon converted over 70 Widgeons to "Super Widgeons." The conversion features replacing the engines with 270 hp (200 kW) Avco Lycoming GO-480-B1D flat-six piston engines, and various other modifications, including modern avionics, three-bladed propellers, larger windows, improved soundproofing, emergency exits, and increased Maximum Takeoff Weight. Retractable wingtip floats are optional."

[phil65]

That is actually a home built, I saw it at the Kenmore seabase in 2018.

Phil

[C VEICH]

The aircraft, N204EM, is registered as a kit built Ellison-Mahon Aircraft Inc. Gweduck.

[Hooligan2]

Saw a Spencer Air Car at Tamiami about 30 years ago - is it a Sea Bee, is it a Riviera? Totally flummoxed me until I could check the registration much later. A lot of the Air Car DNA in the Sea Bee of course.

[JohnB]

It really looks like the modified Grumman Widgeon at Pima...it was used to test various hull shapes which were detachable.

See it here:

https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/grumman-j4f-2/

While it looks kinda-sorta like a Grumman, it's competitive lack of freeboard gives it away as a different..or very extensively modified...fuselage.