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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.
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 ...
The Quicksilver GT500 is a family of American strut-braced, high-wing, pusher configuration, tricycle gear aircraft built by Quicksilver Aeronautics of Temecula, California. The aircraft is available as a kit for amateur construction or as a completed ready-to-fly aircraft.
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.
The original single seat ES-1 Phoenix began as a rebuild by Edwin Sochen of a storm-destroyed Quicksilver MX but emerged a much refined aircraft, with two-surface wings, ailerons rather than spoilers and a fully steerable undercarriage. One of these was built and flown, then Sochen developed it into the CII two-seater.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2008-2009 General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) Wingspan: 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Wing area: 102 sq ft (9.5 m 2) Empty weight: 1,287 lb (584 kg) Gross weight: 2,150 lb (975 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 flat-six piston engine, 260 hp (194 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 220 kn (253 mph, 407 km/h) Stall ...