about 2solitude

Take a crazy idea hatched on a boat in the South Pacific, mix in the unparalleled skills of a specialized group of aviation technicians and engineers, and you have the recipe that created 2Solitude.

The vision was simple: Build an airplane. Make sure you can live in it comfortably, anywhere. And it needs to be an amphibious. How hard can that be?

Ultimately, we chose the rugged Antonov AN 2 with its proven utilitarian track record and carrying capacity as a starting point. But this was a land-based airplane, so then the core of the project was to make it float, land and take-off from any body of water. Sounds simple, but it wasn’t. Using FAR 23 as a base set of engineering standards for the bespoke floats we created for the AN 2, we focused on performance and safety as we ground through a 4 year design-and- build process. We employed similar tactics for the interior and what will be the plane’s re-powering with a Honeywell TPE 331-12 turbine. At each step of this unique and innovative process, achieving the highest standards of safety, utility and performance were how we graded our success.

And today, though the development continues, we are confident that Stage One of the project is ready for others to see and experience.

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