Seawind-EP
The Seawind 300C — the four-seat amphibious flying boat kit aircraft popular in the experimental-aircraft community — captured as an electric RC scale model.
About
The Seawind is a Canadian-designed amphibious flying boat from Seawind International (later Seawind Manufacturing), introduced in 1982 as a four-seat kit-built homebuilt aircraft. The design occupies a niche between the small two-seat amphibians like the Aviat Husky on floats and the larger commercial flying boats — substantial enough to carry a family on cross-country trips, small enough to be built in a home workshop, and capable of operating from both water and conventional runways through retractable landing gear.
The Seawind 300C is powered by a Lycoming or Continental flat-six piston engine in a pusher configuration above the fuselage, with a high cantilever wing that keeps the propeller well above the waterline during stepped takeoff runs. The composite hull, retractable tricycle landing gear, and four-seat side-by-side cabin layout give the type a unique combination of capabilities not matched by any contemporary production amphibian.
The "EP" suffix in this model name indicates "electric power" — an electric RC implementation of the Seawind subject. The unmistakable Seawind silhouette — pusher prop above the fuselage, deep-hulled boat fuselage, retractable wheels — appears in the small but enthusiastic community of RC amphibious modelers.
In the simulator
A friendly amphibious scale subject. The Seawind has the slow, stable handling of a real flying boat with the convenience of conventional landing-gear operation. Use it for water flying and amphibious sport-scale work.
