Overview
Scoda Aeronautica is a Brazilian light-aircraft manufacturer based in Ipeuna, Sao Paulo, that builds the Super Petrel line of amphibious biplane light-sport aircraft. Its output is narrow by design: economical flying boats built around Rotax power, a composite hull, retractable gear, and the distinctive biplane wing that sets the type apart from monoplane rivals. In the United States, sales and fleet support run through Super Petrel USA, Inc. of Ormond Beach, Florida, established in 2016.
Heritage
The design traces back to France. Claude Tisserand’s Hydroplum, a small amphibian, first flew in 1983, and its two-seat Hydroplum II development carried the concept forward; production rights later passed to SMAN, which marketed it as the Petrel. The Brazilian chapter began in 1997, when Rodrigo Scoda founded the company as EDRA Aeronautica, renamed Scoda Aeronautica in 2015. From that lineage came the Super Petrel 100 in 2002 and the Super Petrel LS in 2008, which earned FAA S-LSA acceptance in 2014. The Super Petrel XP, introduced in 2022, is the current model.
Design Signature
One idea runs through every airframe the company has built: an economical amphibious biplane flying boat. Rotax power keeps operating costs low, the composite hull and retractable gear make it genuinely amphibious, and the biplane wing gives the line both its handling character and its distinctive silhouette. The priority throughout is recreational water flying at an accessible price rather than speed or payload.
For Owners
The company and its US arm actively support the flying fleet. While the LS is out of production, it remains supported, and the XP stands as the current new offering for buyers who want a factory-fresh airframe. For an owner, that means parts and backing continue even though the LS itself has moved to the used market.