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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
May 30, 2006
Description:
The latest from Spain....don't know if anyone has posted this one yet...it was the front page story of 'Water Flying' this month. Word is that it will 'soon' be offered as a certified LSA. The numbers are impressive, especially the useful load of 800 lbs (on the non-amphib version) and an economy cruise of 115 mph. All that and a glide ratio of 20:1, which is what one might expect with a 40 ft wingspan. Check out http://www.lsa-aero.com/
Date Taken:
May 30, 2006
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95, Other Seaplanes
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Mark Alan MacKinnon - May 31,2006
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Not bad, if you don't mind selling your house to buy one, and living in a tent.
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Kenneth Leonard - Jun 01,2006
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According to my memory of the article, they were not making full power on the engine because it was running hot and they had to have a defroster to keep the canopy from fogging over. Also, water was washing high up over the canopy during water taxi. However, the author said he liked the plane a lot. One shocker was a 10:1 glide ratio for a seaplane. Cost was about $90K, I think, but I don't remember if that was the SeaPlane only or the Amphib.
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Don Maxwell - Jun 01,2006
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I've seen it fly and taxi, both in displacement mode and on the step. (Step-taxied alongside it at Oshkosh 2005.) I had some concern at first about water rolling up the nose in fast displacement taxi, but it didn't seem to cause any problems and there was no indication of porposing at any time. All in all, it looks terrific and appears to handle well. My only reservation is that the canopy might be hard to open under water and it's probably hot in there when taxiing.
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Chris Vernon-Jarvis - Jun 02,2006
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That nose does look down close to the water. I can imagine anything more than 3' waves going over rather than under.
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Rick Oreair - Jun 02,2006
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I like some of the things in this plane. 1. I believe it has a structural composite hull, not a bolt together, with a shell. Makes it much lighter 2. The Horizontal stab is high, so as not to become a problem in rough water. 3. It has a very nice looking cowl. I'll be glad when we get a 'glass' guy into a Searey, so someone can build a strong yet lightweight cowl. With a good muffler system, we don't need to see all of the engine for a preflight. <br /><br />I DON'T like the canopy. HOT
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