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| While at the E.A.A. Sun-N-Fun convention we
had the opportunity to talk to John Moreland from the SWT
Aviation about his work on a CubCrafter Sport Cub. John has
taken a factory certified LSA, converted it to an ELSA and
installed MEAD amphibious floats and mounting hardware on
it. His goal was to show that it was possible to make a
light sport amphibious aircraft that was affordable. The installation of the MEAD floats on the Cubcrafters SportCub is not a factory project. The MEAD floats have not been certified for use on the CubCrafters line of aircraft. However since this SportCub is now an experimental amateurbuilt aircraft the owner can do pretty well anything he wants to it, with the necessity of meeting the ASTM standards. The MEAD floats are manufactured from "composite and carbon fiber materials with kevlar weaves." An advantage of this style of construction is that their are no rivets or seams. The PVC foam core used in the bottom of the float provides for additional puncture protection. Each float has seven different compartments in it, with bulkheads in between each compartment. The complete installation of the floats with amphib gear, retract system and mounting hardware is only 235 lbs. John was also able to do modifications to the engine to increase it's power to approximately 120 HP, which is again something he would not have been able to do if it was still registered as a light sport aircraft. The draw backs to the change in registration are that the plane cannot be used for flight training, or be used as a rental aircraft. The cost of the MEAD amphib float set up with mounting hardware is approximately $30,000.00, and takes about a week to do the initial installation. After that they can be removed or reinstalled in less than a day. For more information on the Sport Cub visit: For more information on the installation etc. |
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