The EDRA Aeronautica Super Pétrel is an amphibious pusher configuration biplane, seating two side-by-side, brought into production in Brazil in 2002 though with French parentage.
The Super Petrel has a short legged tricycle undercarriage for land operation; the main units, which have hydraulic brakes, retract upwards through 90° into the sides of the hull with the wheels exposed but recessed into the underside of the lower wing.
[1] The Super Petrel is powered by a 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) Rotax 912ULS flat-four engine mounted in pusher configuration on the central pylon just below the upper wing.
[6] As of August 13, 2023, the Super Petrel has been involved in four accidents subject to NTSB investigation in the United States, two of which were fatal.
The first accident, on June 13, 2007 in Palm Harbor, FL, resulting in one minor injury and substantial damage to the aircraft, was a collision with a lake after a failure to maintain control of a homebuilt Super Petrel during an attempted water landing.
[7] The second accident, on August 25, 2019 in Lancaster, CA, resulted in no injuries but substantial damage to the factory-built aircraft when the pilot conducted a forced landing in an open field due to a total loss of engine power caused by improper sealing of both carburetor bowls.
[8] The third accident occurred on October 2, 2022 near Perma, MT with two on board, resulting in the death of the pilot and substantial damage to the aircraft when it impacted the river after a collision with a power transmission line.