Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Just Put Them Together And Bolt Them On
For more than six months, Zenair has been delivering the popular
1150 and 1450 lbs kits and factory assembled floats. Zenair is now
offering a pre-drilled fast built kit and welcoming aircraft
dealers and maintenance shops in finishing them for their
customers.
Zenair On Floats
Shipping assembled floats is expensive
in crating but also in shipping costs. When customers can purchase
locally assembled floats, these costs are significantly lower.
Additionally, a local assembly shop can customize the floats and
can assist in mounting them to customer's aircraft.
The new pre-drilled fast built float kits are 100% factory
assembled at Zenair with clecos, and disassembled for shipping. All
aluminum channels, skins etc. are cut to the exact size, ready to
be riveted. Customers have the option of riveting the floats with
solid rivets or by a special sealed blind rivet which cuts the
finishing time by more than 50%. When assembling the floats, one
applies a Zinc Chromate type primer to all the mating interior
surfaces followed by a high quality adhesive sealant where the
parts are than riveted together. Very detailed CAD assembly
drawings and step-by-step photos are part of the kit.
Zenair Float Diagram
Zenair floats were first introduced in the mid 1980's. Some of
the advantages of the Zenair floats is that they are very light,
perform extremely well, are very strong and priced right.
Amphibious wheels are extra large and tough. The Light Sport
Aircraft 1450# float main wheels use a huge 6.00 type tire
(diameter is similar to a Cessna 172 main wheel tire).
Amphibious system used to raise and lower the wheels is
hydraulically operated by an electric or manual pump or both.
Zenair designed a unique locking mechanism on the main wheels which
does not rely on hydraulic pressure once the wheels are lowered.
Additionally, the main gear system loads are spread out over two
bulkheads, maximizing strength. The 1450 floats have 15 full size
bulkheads making them extra strong for the LSA category.
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