Kit Details
All of the airframe components are molded. The forward wingspars are a fiberglass beam type with carbon caps located at 27% of wing chord. The rear spar is a fiberglass shear web (C-channel) positioned at 85% chord. The ribs are a fiberglass/foam core sandwich-the upper wing panels containing eight ribs and the lower containing 10. Wings in the kit are "delivered in equal span, but Scott recommends that 1 foot be cut from each of the lower panels to provide a 25-foot span versus the upper 27-foot span. All panels have a 33-inch" root chord and 25.5 inches at the tip. Scott has also fitted the lower panels with upswept tips and the top panels with downswept tips. "The air being thrown from the lower tips to the upper tips provides some lift," he said. Wings have a positive 8-inch stagger.

Two 20.25-inch antennas are mounted on the upper wing to provide radio range of up to 200 miles. "I constantly receive compliments from ATC about the quality of my radio transmissions," Scott said.

A total) of 75 gallons of fuel is carried in wing tanks fore and aft of the spar in each of the four wing panels. The tanks do not crossfeed between the right and left side to prevent the fuel from draining to one side and unbalancing the airplane.
In seaplane operations, such a situation could put a wing in the water. Electric fuel selector valves are employed and are said to greatly simplify the plumbing for the fuel system.

Glass Goose employs balanced flaperons on all wing panels. They are vacuum bagged and have a solid hot-wired foam core covered in carbon fiber with a lead balance weight running along the leading edge. Each has a span of 8 feet and a 7.5-inch chord. Maximum deflection is 40° down and 10° up.

Airframe components are provided premolded and vacuum bagged. The bulkhead material is kitted as a flat sheet of sandwiched foam/fiberglass with the parts premarked. All trim lines, cut lines and hole locations are also premarked, or full-size glue-on templates are provided. Kevlar is used where extra strength is required and has been placed in the cockpit area to make it puncture resistant from debris in the water.

The fuselage is also constructed with numerous intersecting bulkheads. The combination of Kevlar and the strong internal 
structure make the

The control column is positioned between the seats, and a full panel is installed at the base of the canopy.

Cockpit width is 42 inches, and the side-by-side seating is semi-recumbant to make long-distance flights more comfortable and to eliminate compression forces in the event of a hard landing. The control column is positioned between the seats, and a full panel - King navcom, transponder, Garmin GPS 55, intercom, electric gyros and engine instruments-is installed at the base of the canopy. ''Baggage capacity aft of the seats is copious," Scott said. "There is a large area between the wings that will accommodate most of what two people would need on a long trip, and there is additional room under the lower wing as well as under the floorboards and seats."

All of the tail surfaces have hot-wired foam cores with fiberglass skins. The tapered elevator spans 8 feet, has a 14.25-inch mean chord and is

During the development phase, Scott rerouted the rudder cables. Originally, they exited the fuselage at the lower end of the tail, which put them in the water. By adding two internal pulleys, the cables were routed to the top of the rudder eliminating any potential for water leaking into the aitplane, A 17-inch-Iong, 4-inch-high fixed water rudder is attached to the bottom of the rudder, with an added ventral fin to protect it against ground strikes.

More Modifications
Whereas the original Seahawks had steel weldments and hardware, Scott is using stainless steel and greatly redesigned nose and maingear systems. Bungee cords provide shock absorption on the nose, but the mains use Bellville cup-shaped steel springs. Brakes are Mateo, and the 11x4.00x5 tires are Cheng Shin.

Relative to the tires, Scott and Harold Whorton, a Seahawk builder, jointly developed the double-tire wheel system by modifying Mateo wheels with a hub insert. The nosewheel, which has a slightly larger Cheng Shin 4.00X5 tire, is fully castoring with individual wheel brakes for steering on the ground. Electric hydraulics provide 6-second gear retraction. Both gear swing aft. The nosewheel folds into the hull, and the maingear, with fairings, forms a streamlined containment under the wing.