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.

FMI: www.zenairfloats.com