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The Thurston Teal is a family of two- and four-seat all-aluminium amphibious flying boats designed by David Thurston in the United States and first flown in 1968.〔 A total of 38 Teals were manufactured. ==Development== The Teal design features a high wing with tip floats for lateral stability. The horizontally-opposed engine is mounted tractor fashion in a strut-supported pylon above the wing root. The T-tail includes a water rudder that swings up against the bottom of the rudder. Conventional undercarriage includes flat, spring-steel main undercarriage legs that rotate up for water landings. Two crew sit side-by-side under a clear perspex canopy. Side windows slide down into the fuselage sidewalls similar to Ercoupe and Swift airplanes. One unusual characteristic of the Teal design is that it cruises slightly faster with the landing gear in the down position than with it up. The Teal's wheels do not retract, but instead swing to the rear until the gear is horizontal and clear of the water. The drag produced having the landing gear stowed in the up position is higher than in the extended position and this reduces cruise speed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thurston Teal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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