Design and development

 

The AirMax SeaMax is a Brazilian single-engine, amphibious light sport aircraft and Fédération Aéronautique Internationalemicrolight manufactured by AirMax Construções Aeronáuticas.

 

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 configurationcabin 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 912ULSpusher configuration engine mounted above the wing to avoid water ingestion.

 

Specifications

 

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)

• Cruising 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)