AirMax SeaMax
| SeaMax M-22 | |
|---|---|
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| SeaMax M-22 | |
| Role | Light amphibious light-sport aircraft and FAI microlight |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Airmax Construções Aeronáuticas Seamax Brasil |
| Designer | Miguel Rosario |
| Status | In production |
| Unit cost |
US$150,000 (2012) |
The AirMax SeaMax is a Brazilian single-engine, amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA) and Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight originally manufactured by AirMax Construções Aeronáuticas of Jacarepaguá.[1]
By 2015 the manufacturer was Seamax Brasil of Sao Paulo.[2]
Design and development
The SeaMax was designed in 1999. A prototype was flown in 2000 and the first production aircraft left the factory in 2001. The SeaMax is constructed using composite materials and metal components. It has a two-seat, side-by-side configuration cabin with a bubble canopy which is hydraulically raised for access. The high-wing is strut-braced and the tail is a cruciform tail. The aircraft's tricycle landing gear is retractable for landing on water. It is powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS pusher configuration engine mounted above the wing to avoid water ingestion.[1][2]
Versions can be constructed to meet the requirements of both the European microlight and US LSA categories.[2]
Specifications
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 12.24 m2 (131.8 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Gross weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 96 litres (21 imp gal; 25 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn)
- Cruise speed: 195 km/h (121 mph; 105 kn)
- Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph; 31 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
References
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