Amphibious Ultralight Floats, more pics

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More info on our amphib floats:

We use a special rivet which is designed to be leak resistant.  It looks like this:

Special float rivet.  Solid head when pulled.  No hole.

Float without top skin, viewed from rear.

Float without top skin, viewed from front.

Here's the front bottom skin, with rivets and small step guide.

Front bottom skin of Belite amphibious float.

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Rear bottom skin of Belite amphibious float.

Yes, that is a carbon fiber / aluminum wing in the background under assembly.  Here is the partially completed wheel well in the amphibious ultralight float.  A carrythough bracket is visible in the bottom of the wheel well.

Wheel well in Belite amphibious float.

Weight is still tracking for 28 pounds per float in straight (no wheel) configuration.