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HICKMAN SEAPLANE BIPLANE PLANS FROM 1933

THIS BIPLANE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FROM THE WATER UP TO BE SEAPLANE . THERE IS ADDED SAIL AREA TO TAKE CAR OF THE LITTLE PONTOONS AND ENOUGH SOUP IN THE MOTORS SPECIFIED TO MAKE IT ABSOLUTLELY AN ASSURED FACT THAT THE SHIP WILL HOP OFF AND FLY REAL WELL. SHE HAS AEROMARINE 2-A WINGS ( SAME AS WACO 9'SAND 10'S ) AND SHE USES A LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL TUBE N STRUT TO ATTACH THE FLOATS . THE FOATS ARE SUBSTANTIALLYH HEATH FLOATS AND WIGHT ONLY 12 LBS. A PEICE, THEY HAVE ABOUT 800 LBS OF BOUYANCY IN THE PAIR OF FLOATS WHICHIS PLENTY, LOADED WEIGHT, LESS PILOT , IS AROUND 325 LBS. ALLOWING FOR A 165 LBS PILOT SHE'LL FLY AT 60-80 MPH DEPENDING ON THE ENGINE USED AND WILL LAND AND TAKE OFF AT RIGHT AROUND 35 MPH. THE CLIMB IS ABOUT 300 FEET PER MINUTE, TAKE -OFF RUN IS ABOUT 500 FEET , WHICH IS 1/16 OF A MILE . MUCH LESS THAN THE AVERAGE SEAPLANE. MORMALLY, THIS SHIP IS STRONG ENOUGH FOR STUNTING , BUT IS NOT BEST FOR IT. IT WILL BE AMPLY STRONG TO MEET ALL FLYING CONDITIONS.

UPPPER WING SPAN IS IS 20 FEET , LOWER WING IS 18 FEET, FUSE LENGTH 12 FEET.

THIS IS A QUALITY COPY OF A MAGIZINE ARTICLE FROM 1933.