Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer vs Super Petrel LS

Side-by-side specs, range, and operating costs.

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer
38.0 × 24.9 ft 9.4 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Super Petrel LS
29.2 × 20.8 ft 8.3 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable Unpressurized

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Mission Performance

Stall, approach, cruise, range, ceiling and climb: best values are at the top.

Mission performance specifications
Specification Lake LA-4-200 BuccaneerSuper Petrel LS
Stall speed 45 kt37 kt
Approach speed 51 kt—
Cruise speed 109 kt100 kt
Range 380 nm510 nm
Service ceiling 14700 ft12000 ft
Rate of climb 1200 fpm1000 fpm
Fuel burn 9.5 gph4.0 gph

Each axis is scaled independently across the compared aircraft and printed in its own units; every vertex sits at the published figure. Higher is better on all axes: Stall, Approach and Fuel Burn are inverted (lower = higher). A missing figure breaks the line at that axis.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Avgas
9.5 gph
Baseline
380 nm range 11.5 nm/gal 40 gal usable $62 fuel/hr 4h 12m endurance
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer: 9.5 gallons per hour at cruise, 380 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 12 minute endurance, 11.5 nautical miles per gallon.
Super Petrel LS Mogas
4.0 gph
Baseline
510 nm range 25.0 nm/gal 24 gal usable $20 fuel/hr 6h 00m endurance
Super Petrel LS: 4.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 510 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 0 minute endurance, 25.0 nautical miles per gallon.
Avgas range Mogas range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

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Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Avgas
$137 /hr
Baseline
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer: $137 per flight hour — fuel $62, maintenance and reserve $75.
Super Petrel LS Mogas
$40 /hr
Baseline
Super Petrel LS: $40 per flight hour — fuel $20, maintenance and reserve $20.
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Piston
$8,958 /yr Baseline
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer: $8,958 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $6,458, annual inspection $2,500.
Super Petrel LS Piston
$7,056 /yr Baseline
Super Petrel LS: $7,056 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $4,556, annual inspection $2,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

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Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer
4 / 4 seats 40 / 40 gal fuel 895 lb wet payload 1,135 lb useful 2,690 lb MTOW
Super Petrel LS
2 / 2 seats 24 / 24 gal fuel 436 lb wet payload 580 lb useful 1,430 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

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