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 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: Aerocet 1100 Amphib floats |
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Has any one increase the gross weight of there kitfox 4 over the 1200lbs. I made a set of zenair floats for my old kf1 and they increase the gross weight to 950 and Denny backed this. And a rule of seaplanes of that when you install floats you increase the gross weight by 10-15%
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Float Flyr
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Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject: Aerocet 1100 Amphib floats |
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I think the idea is the floats fly themselves when the air goes over/around them fast enough ... from what I understand depending on the float it can be as low as 60 mph. In that case you can remove the weight of the whole landing gear (floats, struts and rigging) from the weight of the plane in flight or carry that much extra. Eg if the floats and rigging weigh 150 lb then you can safely fly on floats 150 lb over the rated gross for wheels... Of course that has to be listed as part of flight specifications when the plane is registered.
In most places the builder is considered to be the manufacturer of the plane and as such can assign any reasonable spec he wants to the airframe. There are exceptions like the Canadian AULA which has to pass a conformity. Of course to be safe it is always best to consult the supplier of the kit before arbitrarily messing with the design or specs.
BTW these are Areocet 1100s
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Noel Loveys
Campbellton, NL, Canada
CDN AME intern, PP-Rec
C-FINB, Kitfox III-A
582 B box, Ivo IFA, Aerocet 1100 floats
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Has any one increase the gross weight of there kitfox 4 over the 1200lbs. I made a set of zenair floats for my old kf1 and they increase the gross weight to 950 and Denny backed this. And a rule of seaplanes of that when you install floats you increase the gross weight by 10-15%
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