Aeroalcool Quasar
| Quasar | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Aeroalcool |
| Designer | Frank Porter and James Waterhouse |
| Introduction | 2007 |
| Status | In production |
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The Aeroalcool Quasar is a Brazilian light-sport aircraft that is produced by Aeroalcool and was introduced in 2007.[1]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed by American Frank Porter with assistance from James Waterhouse of the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil, to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two seats in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a forward hinged canopy, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet and has a 9.25 m (30.3 ft) span wing. The standard engine available is the Japanese 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke powerplant which gives it a cruise speed of 210 km/h (130 mph) while burning only 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal) per hour of auto fuel.[1]
Variants
- Quasar Lite
- Initial model[1]
- Quasar 214SL
- Import version for the US market, distributed by Quasar Aircraft Company, Inc. Accepted as a US light sport aircraft in 2007.[1][2]
Specifications (Quasar Lite)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 9.2 m2 (99 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 215 kg (474 lb)
- Gross weight: 589 kg (1,299 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × HKS 700E two cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, 45 kW (60 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed ground adjustable
Performance
- Maximum speed: 260 km/h (162 mph; 140 kn)
- Cruising speed: 191 km/h (119 mph; 103 kn)
- Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph; 39 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4.32 m/s (850 ft/min)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 16. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Experimental Aircraft Association (2012). "Quasar 214SL". Retrieved 15 April 2012.