Mace-Trefethen Seamaster

The Mace-Trefethen Seamaster is an American single seat seaplane racer.

Seamaster
Role Racing aircraft
National origin United States
Designer Harvey Mace, Al Trefethen, Tom Trefethen
Introduction 1950
Developed from Parks Alumni Racer

Design and development

The Seamaster was developed by Parks College Alumni as the Parks Alumni Racer. It is a single place, mid-wing seaplane with a Y tail layout and a single 90 lb (41 kg) fuselage-mounted float. The pusher propeller configuration was modified to a conventional tractor layout.[1][2]

Specifications (Seamaster)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 25 ft (7.6 m)
  • Wingspan: 20 ft (6.1 m)
  • Wing area: 66 sq ft (6.1 m2)
  • Empty weight: 728 lb (330 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 Packet 60 , 90 hp (67 kW)

References

  1. Air Trails: 40. Summer 1971. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Mace-Trefethen Seamaster". Sport Aviation. January 1968.
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