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5850
Product catalog summary
Performance
- The floats offer the most useful load in the industry when at maximum gross weight, with a new infusion composite construction process that results in larger floats weighing less than smaller ones with less displacement.
- They provide extra flotation without additional weight or speed penalties, enhancing safety at gross weight.
- The design is very stable, eliminating the need for a ventral fin, and features clean floats and aerodynamic step struts that increase cruise speed.
- The floats have a large sweet spot, making them easy to use and forgiving for both novices and professionals.
- The floats are designed to quickly get on the step, minimizing the sensation of acceleration after leaving the water.
- The double fluted design offers superior strength-to-weight ratios, with molded-in boarding steps and sharp edges to reduce drag and improve hydrodynamics.
- Features include external load tie-down mounts, a large flat deck with molded-in antiskid, and optimal performance in both rough and smooth water conditions.
- The floats are corrosion-free, with no rivets to prevent leaks, using common aerospace E-Glass and easy-to-use vinyl ester resin.
- The non-sandwich bottom skin allows for easy field repairs, while a high-impact sandwich core on the top and sides adds durability and strength.
- There are six watertight compartments with no large holes for rudder controls, reducing the risk of flooding.
- Large access panels with integrated preflight pumpouts use all stainless hardware, and four large storage lockers with super large access doors aid in enhanced CG control.
- Optional floorboards are available for flat storage.
- Key features include stout attach fittings for "up gross" strength, a simple and complete installation kit, and extensive use of anticorrosive 300 stainless steel.
- The cabin entry and fueling step layout is both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
- An aluminum keel wear strip is rugged and easily replaced, and a special aluminum chine rub strip resists constant abrasion and provides another seam overlap.
- The new extrusion design includes an internal shear web, making it impervious to crushing under forklift and clamping loads, with a simple, high-strength, lightweight spreader bar socket.
- Features simple external rigging and utilizes large stainless tiller posts.
- For the DeHavilland Beaver, the float airplane buoyancy is 5861.05 lbs, with a maximum flotation of 6150 lbs and a weight of 658 lbs, including all struts and attachment hardware.
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Airplane Buoyancy Maximum FloatationDEHAVILLAND 5861.05 LBS. 6150 LBS.BEAVER COMPOSITES Performance • The most useful load in the industry at "up gross''. Ask us to prove it. • New infusion composite construction process allows these larger floats to weigh in at less than smaller floats that have less displacement. • Extra floatation at no extra weight or speed penalty, for increased safety at gross weight. • Very stable, no ventral fin required • Clean floats and aerodynamic step struts give a cruise speed increase over other designs • Super large sweet spot, ease of use and the...
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