Nice digging Go4!
Like the correlation to the VLJ's the best.
"Adelaide-based Tigerfish Aviation is working towards showing a full-size prototype of the Retracting Amphibious Pontoon Technology (RAPT) at the Oshkosh 2010 show on a small, modern aircraft such as an Eclipse 500 very light business jet or a Cirrus SR22 piston single."
"Tigerfish is seeking stage one growth funding, in the region of $4 million, to cover 12-18 months from next February. "This will allow us to build up our team, develop markets and undertake a prototype installation on a light aircraft," says Rudduck. Tigerfish is talking to a number of potential technical partners, including a US prototype house, a European centre of excellence in carbonfibre and several aircraft manufacturers in the USA and Europe, he adds"