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Caprice Amphibian 
Designer:
Peter Schwenn / Velocity
Amphibious
4-place Low-wing
Sport
Aircraft w/ Pusher Ducted Fan
(satisfies FAA
"LightSportAircraft")
Rendering
(more below)
Design
OverView and Geometry
Note:
This
is a summary design for a 4-place 200mph cruise
['Light-Sport-Aircraft model': 2-place/138mph vno] amphibious light
aircraft. There are no plans yet available, nor any other information
other than on these pages:
Configuration:
- Low wing (base is aft
hull step); retractable
bicycle gear
- High (inverted) V tail
(boomed from
duct-outlet top)
- Side by side seating
- Stepped hull
- Flush dorsal duct inlet
- Wingspan
and Aspect provide
gliding capability
- Simple/Light/Slippery
(2nd
X-Plane Snapshot below): Asymmetric
wing - single
'Corsair' droop/float to starboard, at base of dihedral, with fuselage
5ft "up" port wing. This simplifies aero/hydrodynamics from 'trimaran'
to 'catamaran', and eliminates one landing gear system. Small
skid/floats on tail.
- Simpler
Still: (X-Plane Snapshot to come):
Symmetric
wings, no droops, two retractable gear in fuselage, one on port side
extending straight down, one on starboard extending outboard
4'.
Tail changed to inverted-U on twin booms to clear dorsal duct intake,
and to double and lower tail support.
Further Details: