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The Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher is a US two-seat amphibious aircraft designed and marketed for homebuilding. It was the work of Earl William Anderson a Pan Am airline captain who flew the prototype on 24 April 1969. By 1978 200 sets of plans had been sold and 100 Kingfishers were reported to be under construction. The aircraft is a shoulder-wing monoplane with a flying boat hull and outrigger pontoons. On land it uses retractable tailwheel undercarriage.