Quicksilver MX Part 103 legal ultralight aircraft, by Quicksilver Aircraft, Ultralight Aircraft Magazine.

Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - The Quicksilver MX entered the market in 1984, it was originally designed by Jack Hutchinson for Eipper Aircraft as a single place weight shift control ultralight aircraft. The Quicksilver MX is a high wing, tricycle gear, two axis control aircraft in a pusher configuration. It was the first ultralight to be mass marketed and mass-produced. The kit which took between 60 and 80 hours to assemble was just that an assembly kit.

Quicksilver MX

The Quicksilver kit came with a very comprehensive assembly manual, with all of the anodized tubing clearly marked in bubble packaging. Originally power was supplied by the Cayuna 440 engine but this power plant was later updated to the Rotax 377 and then Rotax 447 engine.

The Quicksilver MX used standard stick and rudder to axis control with the elevator connected to the stick and also connected to spoilerons on top of the wing which the pilot deployed via the rudder pedals. The craft used a center mounted stick and left hand throttle. One of the unique features of the Quicksilver MX was that the pilot was able to deploy both spoilerons at the same time my depressing the rudder pedals, this killed the lift on the wings and allowed the aircraft to get in very short runways.

Quicksilver MX Single Seat Ultralight Aircraft
Length: 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Wing area: 156 sq ft (14.5 m2)
Empty weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Gross weight: 525 lb (238 kg)
Fuel capacity: 5 US gallons (19 litres)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 , 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance
Maximum speed: 54 mph (87 km/h; 47 kn)
Cruise speed: 50 mph (43 kn; 80 km/h)
Stall speed: 24 mph (21 kn; 39 km/h)
Never exceed speed: 65 mph (56 kn; 105 km/h)
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,267 m)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)

At the time of production the Quicksilver MX was the market leader for ultralight aircraft, and the Quicksilver line of aircraft still leads the world in ultralight aircraft style kits today. The Quicksilver line of aircraft is one of the safety, most fun flying aircraft I have ever flown, and I highly recommend it.

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