# Y2Fly Seahawk

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American ultralight trike aircraft

Y2Fly Seahawk General information Type Ultralight trike flying boat National origin Italy Manufacturer Y2Fly Status Production completed

The **Y2Fly Seahawk** is an Italian design, American imported amphibious [flying boat](/source/Flying_boat) [ultralight trike](/source/Ultralight_trike) that was designed and produced in Italy and imported to the US by [Y2Fly](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Y2Fly&action=edit&redlink=1) and Lucian Bartosik.of [Point Harbor](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Point_Harbor,_North_Carolina&action=edit&redlink=1), North Carolina (Now Lakewood, Ohio). The aircraft was supplied as a completed aircraft.[1]

## Design and development

The Seahawk features a choice of wings [cable-braced](/source/Flying_wires) [hang glider](/source/Hang_glider)-style [high wing](/source/High_wing), weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-[tandem](/source/Tandem), open cockpit, a [trimaran](/source/Trimaran) hull which was designed and built in Italy and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration).[1]

The most comprehensive book written about trikes and flight training, including how to fly the Seahawk, is "Trikes, The Flex-Wing Flyers, available from Lucian Bartosik Cost is $30 for the 265 page book. The aircraft hull is made from [fiberglass](/source/Fiberglass), with stainless steel fittings. The wing and its supporting structure are made from bolted-together [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing, with the single surface wing covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth and supported by a single tube-type [kingpost](/source/Kingpost). The Seahawk uses an "A" frame control bar for weight-shift control. The hull was carefully designed to account for the inherent lack of pitch control that trikes have while on the water. It was designed to reduce porpoising and water spray being thrown into the crew seats and propeller. The hull also provides lift in flight and allows flight at reduced power and fuel consumption. The retractable [landing gear](/source/Landing_gear) is of [tricycle configuration](/source/Tricycle_gear) and is mechanically retracted by a lever located next to the pilot. The nosewheel retracts in front of the bow of the hull, while the main landing gear retracts beside the tri-hull. The standard powerplant supplied was the twin cylinder, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke), liquid-cooled 64 hp (48 kW) [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine).[1]

## Specifications (Seahawk)

*Data from* Cliche[1]

**General characteristics**

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) twin cylinder, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke), liquid-cooled [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), 64 hp (48 kW)

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## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-3) Cliche, Andre: *Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide* 8th Edition, page C-23. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9680628-1-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9680628-1-4)

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