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Quicksilver MX Quicksilver MX II Sprint two seater Quicksilver Sport 2S, showing its struts, in place of wire bracing Quicksilver C The C model was the earliest powered version and consisted of the Quicksilver hang glider, including the weight-shift sling seat, with a McCulloch MAC 101 powerplant of 12 hp (9 kW), a V-belt reduction drive and a 1.7 US gal (6 L) fuel tank.
Quicksilver Aircraft is an American manufacturer of ultralight and light aircraft.Founded in 1972 as Eipper Formance and later Eipper Aircraft, [1] the company today claims to be the leading manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in the United States, [2] with the Quicksilver type ultralight being used to train more ultralight pilots than any other type.
The aircraft closely resembles the contemporary Quicksilver MX. [1] [2] The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with the wings and tail surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 32 ft (9.8 m) span wing is cable-braced from a single tube kingpost. The landing gear does not incorporate suspension.
Data from Cliche and M-Squared General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 19 ft 0 in (5.79 m) Wingspan: 32 ft 9 in (9.98 m) Height: 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m) Wing area: 180 sq ft (17 m 2) Empty weight: 475 lb (215 kg) Gross weight: 1,400 lb (635 kg) Fuel capacity: 8 US gallons (30 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582, 64 hp (48 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed, 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m ...
The Rotax 503 is a 37 kW (50 hp), inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For decades the engine was one of the most popular and reputedly reliable aircraft engines in its class (two-stroke, under 60 horsepower), [ 3 ] and it remains widely used and ...
ASAP Chinook Plus 2 ASAP Beaver RX-550 ASAP Beaver SS at the Canadian Aviation Expo Summit II powered parachute. Aircraft Sales and Parts (ASAP) is an American kit aircraft and parts manufacturer, founded in Vernon, British Columbia and moved to Sealy, Texas in 2013 and renamed the Aeroplane Manufactory.
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailerons , elevator and rudder , calling the former "microlight" and the latter "ultralight".
The Rotec [Rally] was really just a cheap copy of the Quicksilver MX. For example the rudder, elevator, and spoileron cables were just rope. To attach these to the control systems Adaska used plastic hooks, and you literally tied a knot in the rope to attach the hook! Plastic fittings were used on the elevator, rudder, and spoilerons.