The Taylor Coot is a two-seat homebuilt amphibious aircraft designed by Moulton Taylor, famous for his flying car designs. When a market for the Aerocar did not emerge, Taylor turned to more conventional designs. The Coot was nonetheless somewhat unusual for its low wing, a feature uncommon on most seaplanes and flying boats, which conventionally strive to keep their wings as far away from the water as possible. Instead, Taylor designed the Coot's wing roots to act as sponsons to stabilise the craft in the water. The arrangement allowed him to do away with the weight and drag penalties imposed by wingtip floats, and additionally gain ground effect benefits during takeoff. First flown in 1969, the Coot proved very popular with homebuilders, with an estimated 70 aircraft completed by 2007.

The wings and elevator surfaces of the Taylor Coot can be folded for transport and storage. With wings folded the aircraft is 8 feet (2.4 m) wide. Some builders have equipped their aircraft with auxiliary sponsons. It is equipped with tricycle landing gear: The nose wheel casters freely and steering on the ground is accomplished with differential braking of the main gear.

The plans and three books about the Coot are available through Richard Steeves of Madison, Wisconsin.^[1]

On June 6, 2018, a Taylor Coot Model A registered as N100TN attempted to take off from a lake, but suffered hull loss. The pilot escaped through the canopy. However, the issue was determined to have been caused by the pilot choosing to take off with a known structural issue.^[2]

Coot Model A

Single-tailed version.

Coot Model B

Two-tailed model

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Height: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
• Wing area: 180 sq ft (16.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,100 lb (499 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,350 lb (884 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Franklin air-cooled flat-six, 180 hp (134 kW)

Performance

• ความเร็วสูงสุด: 130  ไมล์ต่อชั่วโมง (209  กิโลเมตรต่อชั่วโมง, 113  นอต)
• ความเร็วในการบินปกติ: 110  ไมล์ต่อชั่วโมง (177  กิโลเมตรต่อชั่วโมง, 95.5  นอต)
• ห้ามขับเกินความเร็ว : 139 ไมล์ต่อชั่วโมง (223 กิโลเมตรต่อชั่วโมง, 120 นอต)
• อัตราการไต่ระดับ: 1,250  ฟุต/นาที (6.4  เมตร/วินาที)

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