Searey LSA – Pilot’s Operating Handbook Version 5.0, Revision 8
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7.1.2 MAXIMUM APPROVED WEIGHTS
Basic Empty Weight
(Adventure configuration 912ULS powered)
Basic Empty Weight
(Elite configuration 914UL powered)
7.1.3 MINIMUM OCCUPANT LOADING
120 lbs. Requires removable ballast in nose of the hull to come within CG range.
7.1.4 MAXIMUM OCCUPANT LOADING
Maximum Combined Occupant Load to be not more than 500 lbs.
7.2 AIRFRAME
7.2.1 FUSELAGE
General: The fuselage is basically an aluminum structure assembled
from tube and fittings by bolting and riveting. This aluminum structure
carries the structural loads in flight and during landings on the ground.
The fuselage frame is bolted into the molded fiberglass or carbon hull
which is then enclosed with a fiberglass forward deck and a fiberglass
turtle deck, located aft. The molded hull carries the water loads during
water landings.
Hull: The hull is molded from woven fiberglass or carbon fiber cloth and
vinyl-ester or epoxy resin and is coated on the outside surface with gel
coat and painted with DuPont Imron finish. Typically, the hull is made up
of fiberglass and carbon fiber laminations with a foam sandwich core.
7.2.2 WINGS
The wing is constructed of aluminum tubes, riveted and bolted together.
Some fiberglass and sheet aluminum fairings are used to define the airfoil
contour at the leading edge and wing tips. The entire wing is covered with
fabric. The wing has internal drag bracing and two external lift struts. The
outboard section of the leading edge is fitted with a leading edge fiberglass
extension to ensure good behavior during stalls.
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