Mead composite 1430 straight floats

[rkittine]

Does anyone know if Mead has Rigging to put their floats on an Aeronca Champ (7CCM)?

[rkittine]

How about, does anyone have experience with the smaller Mead floats and getting them on any light airplane?

[skywagon]

Interesting floats. It does not appear, on their web site, that the floats are approved on any airplane.

[rkittine]

They sure look good, but I agree there is very little information and after looking farther, it would appear that they are being sued by more than a few people for lack of performance on sales contracts.

[floatflyer1320]

They sure look good, but I agree there is very little information and after looking farther, it would appear that they are being sued by more than a few people for lack of performance on sales contracts.

The current Mead Floats website lists a John Moreland as the sales contact. He is the Florida sales rep for the Georgia Cubcrafters dealer, SWT Aviation. Might get additional info by contacting him.
I do know that there was a Jabiru J-230 on Mead amphibs. There was a youtube video of it on the web a while back. One of the test pilots landed it gear up on pavement and the last time I talked to the gentleman who was doing the float approval program, he had decided not to continue the project.
There was also supposed a set of Mead floats installed on a flight Design CTLS, but since then Clamar has gotten their 1400 floats approved on the CTLS, so the Flight design certification project may have been abandoned also.
I had also talked to Mead Floats several times back along about their 1430 straight float for the 7CCM Champ. Originally they were not aware that you could not install an ATSM approved or non-TSO'ed float on a regular Certified airplane.
John C

[rkittine]

Hi John,
I think I am just going to throw a set of 1320s on my 7CCM with Bruce Dunham's STC. - Bob