What a cool looking plane! And the concept of hydrofoils rather than floats opens the door to huge increases in cruise speed. All that said, eyeballing the configuration leaves me curious about the CG location. I've got to believe that the horizontal tail is really an aft wing that produces positive lift like the Quickie. That opens questions about longitudinal stability and stall characteristics, which are currently under test. Maybe that's why it comes with an integral ballistic parachute?
http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2012/04/16/akoya-testing-continues-materials-choices-frozen/
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