In the development of the floats he found that what a trike needs to
take off and land efficiently on water is a "two step" float. For the past
3 years he has been "tweaking" his all aluminum floats to the point where
he now feels he has something that trike pilots will be very pleased with.
The floats feature a single lever retract system. The lever located to
the left of the pilot as he sits in the seat is a gravity feed system, to
drop the gear you just hit the release mechanism and all three wheels drop
and lock into position.
To retract you just pull up and lock the gear into place. It takes only
seconds to do either.
The new Krucker Signet amphib trike's seating has been lowered by 6
inches of previous models, has a molded CSA approved 10 gallon plastic
fuel tank below seats, a newly designed instrument pod, a splash
guard pan for prop protection, and features a paddle attachment bracket.
Krucker floats are made from 5052 aluminum, the same used for pontoon
boats, weighing only 93 lbs mounted. Using the same material that boats
are made of, with all welded seams, NO rivets so they don't leak.
With
three chambers per float they combine to over 1800 lbs of floatation. The floats are coated with
a plastic
bottom to allow for beaching of the
aircraft, without damaging the float.
The Cygnet comes with front wheel steering, front wheel brakes, and full dual
controls. The craft can be delivered to the customer in kit form, or ready
to fly away.
F or owners of trikes the float kit option can be purchased
separately with all of the hardware necessary to mount it to pretty well
any trike currently flying, and should take about a day to install.
For more information contact: Krucker Manufacturing Ltd.
1400 Barrydowne Road,
NORCAT Building,
Sudbury, ON, Canada.
P3A 3V8
Phone: (705)521-8324 Ext.217
Fax: (705) 521-1040 |
