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Y2Fly LLC
- SeaHawk The new "Sea Hawk" trike is a 2 place fully
amphibious trike unit constructed of reinforced fiberglass.
"The Sea Hawk is a purpose built unit." "built from the
ground up to be an amphibious trike"
The "trimaran float design" which
features a large center float and two smaller "outriggers" is
designed specifically for water operation. "This design eliminates
water problems associated with adapting floats onto trikes, the pilot,
passenger and prop are protected from the water" via the use of the
trimaran floats, spray rails, splash pans.
"Dive planes" help bring the nose of
the craft up in case of slight nose down landing, or taxing in rough
water. A clutch system is standard on the 582 Rotax using an E box. This
allows pilots to safely taxi in the water, without having the prop
pushing the craft along. Another feature is a full time water rudder
located at the rear and center of the craft.
The use of fiberglass and stainless steel
components allow the Sea Hawk to be used in salt water.
The Sea Hawk uses a 16.8 meter, certified Wizard
wing to give the best performance for take off and cruise. With two on
board the craft stalls at 30 mph and cruises along at 55 mph.
The unit is equipped with all three wheels
retractable, actuated by one manual lever. "Thanks to its innovative
design the Sea Hawk is not affected by cross winds as are many other
float plane designs, and stability and control on the water is far
superior to conventional floats. The pilot can fly with a lower engine
RPM setting than conventional floats due to a carefully thought out very
aerodynamic design which allows for lower engine RPMs, lower fuel
consumption with greater cruise speed."
In land mode all three wheels have braking and the aircraft feels just
like any other land based trike in steering control. The empty weight of
this amphibious trike without wing is 341-363 lbs.
depending on what engine is chosen.
For more information contact:
Y2FLY LLC
PO Box 226
Point Harbor
NC 27964
Telephone: 1-877-FLY-TRIKES
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