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1 FT Sea Duck Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION IMPERIAL METRIC LENGTH 42 in 067 mm CENTER OF GRAVITY CG 2.5 in 64 mm WG SPAN 56 in 397 mm WG CHORD 9 in 229 mm WG AREA in dm 2 DRY WEIGHT 39.2 oz g ALL UP WEIGHT AUW 45.9 oz 30 g WG LOADG WL 3.4 oz/ft g/dm 2 WG CUBIC LOADG WCL 7.2 SHEET & TILE KEY RECOMMENDED SETTGS THROW EXPO AILERON 6 30% ELEVATOR 6 30% RUDDER 6 30% NOTE: DUPLICATE PARTS ARE ON SHEETS 6-7 AND TILES Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

2 DRAWG KEY FOLD TYPES A B C A - FOLD (ABOVE) B - FOLD (BESIDE) C - FOLD (COVER) LE TYPE/COLOR SYMBOLS PART NUMBER CUT 50% SCORE CREASE NAME MATERIAL MODEL - VERSION QUANTITY L R 45 DOUBLE BEVEL 45 SGLE BEVEL EDGE BEVEL MIRRORED PART CAVITY REMOVE PAPER REFERENCE/ OPTIONAL CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG) 206 Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

3 FT Sea Duck SHEET OF 7 Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz FUSELAGE SHEETG - TOP 02 FUSELAGE CAB FUSELAGE SHEETG - FRONT 09 BATTERY TRAY 08 HATCH SUPPORT 206 Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

4 FT Sea Duck SHEET 2 OF 7 Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz G2 SQUARE POWER POD 0 FUSELAGE G TOP ANGLE GAUGE 206 Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

5 FT Sea Duck SHEET 3 OF 7 Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz 45 SGLE BEVEL ENGE COWLG VERTICAL STABILIZER - RIGHT 45 DOUBLE BEVEL 23 2 PONTOON PYLON 24 2 PONTOON PONTOON SHEETG 6 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER 45 SGLE BEVEL PONTOON SPACER 25 4 WG SPAR - B Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

6 FT Sea Duck SHEET 4 OF 7 Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz 45 SGLE BEVEL 45 DOUBLE BEVEL 2 WG SPAR - A 20 WG - LEFT 206 Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

7 FT Sea Duck SHEET 5 OF 7 Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz 0 TAIL BOOM - RIGHT 3 2 PUSH ROD GUIDE 2 2 TAIL BOOM - BOTTOM FUSELAGE DOUBLER - LOWER FUSELAGE SHEETG - STEP 07 FUSELAGE HATCH - REAR BULKHEAD 45 SGLE BEVEL 8 VERTICAL STABILIZER - LEFT 206 Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

8 FT Sea Duck SHEET 6 OF 7 Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz 2 2 TAIL BOOM - BOTTOM TAIL BOOM - LEFT PUSH ROD GUIDE ENGE COWLG 4 2 WG SPAR - B PONTOON PONTOON PYLON DOUBLE BEVEL 206 Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

9 FT Sea Duck SHEET 7 OF 7 Designed By: Josh Bixler Drawing By: Dan Sponholz 45 SGLE BEVEL 45 DOUBLE BEVEL XX 2 PONTOON SK 9 WG - RIGHT PONTOON SPACER PONTOON SPACER 5 2 POWER POD 25 4 PONTOON SPACER 206 Flite Test, LLC. Plans provided free of charge. Copies allowed for personal use only. Not for commercial use.

10 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 03 FUSELAGE SHEETG - TOP

11 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 2

12 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 3 02 FUSELAGE CAB

13 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 4

14 04 FUSELAGE SHEETG - FRONT FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 5

15 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 6

16 09 BATTERY TRAY FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 7

17 08 HATCH SUPPORT FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 8

18 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 9

19 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 0

20 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE

21 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 2 G2 SQUARE 90

22 5 2 POWER POD FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 3

23 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 4

24 0 FUSELAGE FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 5

25 G TOP ANGLE GAUGE FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 6

26 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE ENGE COWLG

27 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 8 45 SGLE BEVEL 7 VERTICAL STABILIZER - RIGHT

28 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE PONTOON PYLON 45 DOUBLE BEVEL

29 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE PONTOON

30 26 2 PONTOON SHEETG FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 2

31 6 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER 45 SGLE BEVEL FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 22

32 25 4 PONTOON SPACER FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 23

33 22 WG SPAR - B FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 24

34 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 25

35 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE SGLE BEVEL

36 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE DOUBLE BEVEL

37 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 28

38 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 29

39 2 WG SPAR - A FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 30

40 20 WG - LEFT FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 3

41 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 32

42 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 33 0 TAIL BOOM - RIGHT 2 2 TAIL BOOM - BOTTOM

43 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 34

44 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 35

45 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE PUSH ROD GUIDE

46 05 FUSELAGE DOUBLER - LOWER FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 37

47 06 FUSELAGE SHEETG - STEP FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 38

48 07 FUSELAGE HATCH - REAR BULKHEAD FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 39

49 45 SGLE BEVEL 8 VERTICAL STABILIZER - LEFT FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 40

50 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE TAIL BOOM - BOTTOM TAIL BOOM - LEFT

51 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 42

52 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 43

53 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 44

54 3 2 PUSH ROD GUIDE 4 2 ENGE COWLG FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 45

55 22 WG SPAR - B FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 46

56 24 2 PONTOON FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 47

57 23 2 PONTOON PYLON 45 DOUBLE BEVEL FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 48

58 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 49

59 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE DOUBLE BEVEL

60 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 5 45 SGLE BEVEL

61 FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 52

62 XX 2 PONTOON SK FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 53

63 9 WG - RIGHT FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 54

64 25 4 PONTOON SPACER FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 55

65 5 2 POWER POD 25 4 PONTOON SPACER 25 4 PONTOON SPACER FT SEA DUCK v..0 TILE 56

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