10,500 (MX Sport kit, 2015) Developed from Quicksilver hang glider Variants Quicksilver is a line of single and two-place high wing, single-engine, that evolved from weight-shift including Bob Lovejoy's High Tailer. The earliest powered version, the Quicksilver C, was created as a self-launching hang glider, designed to allow pilots who lived in the flatlands to be able to self-launch without a hill. The design later evolved into an ultralight aircraft for powered cross-country flying. The aircraft line has been in production since the late 1970s and remains in production in 2018 by of. Contents.

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Design and development Founded by Dick Eipper, began manufacturing the early Bob Lovejoy-designed Quicksilver ultralights in the late 1970s when hang gliding was very popular. The Quicksilver hang gliders differed from most hang gliders of that time period in that the Quicksilver had a rigid rectangular wing and a tail with a horizontal stabilizer and a rudder.

At that time, the majority of hang gliders were simple -type hang gliders. Eipper added a seat, wheels, and a small engine behind the wing of the hang glider, and the Quicksilver ultralight was born. This aircraft was controlled by pushing a bar forwards and backwards, and side to side, in the same way that hang gliders are controlled. This shifted the center of gravity of the aircraft and allowed the pilot to control the plane. Many pilots wanted an aircraft that was controlled with a stick and rudder, similar to the way 'typical' light airplanes are controlled, so Eipper added rudder and elevator control surfaces to the Quicksilver ultralight, giving it two axes of control. This aircraft was called the Quicksilver MX. The high of the wings caused the plane to bank when the aircraft was turned with the rudder, but there was no direct means of controlling the axis of the airplane—the aircraft only rolled in response to the axis.

Pilots still wanted a true three-axis control ultralight, so Eipper added. The spoilerons were only minimally effective, providing only a minimal amount of control over the roll axis.

The next generation of MX had true which gave the aircraft full roll authority. The single-seat Quicksilver MX not only complies with the US rules, but was in fact the aircraft around which the rules were developed. The Quicksilver was the most popular ultralight aircraft design when the regulations were first drafted in the early 1980s. The Quicksilver MX evolved over the years. A two-seat model was added for training purposes, although the two-seater was not legally an ultralight. Eipper Formance changed their name to Eipper Aircraft and then Quicksilver Aircraft, and they are still in business, although they are not producing aircraft in the quantity that they were at the height of the ultralight craze in the mid 1980s.

The current production MX Sports and Sprints are built from anodized tubing that is fastened together with bolts. The wings and tail are covered with pre-sewn envelopes.

Reported construction times from the kit are 30–40 hours. Operational history. 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 powerplant of 12 hp (9 kW), a V-belt reduction drive and a 1.7 US gal (6 l) fuel tank. The rudder is deflected by movement of the sling seat to create a coordinated turn. The engine is mounted in at the of the wing. There is no landing gear and the aircraft is foot-launched. Quicksilver E An evolution of the C design the E is a new design which incorporates, including a fixed, non-steerable nosewheel, but no brakes.

Some E models have been flown on floats. The standard engine is a 20 hp (15 kW) or a engine. The E maintains the use of a weight-shift sling seat acting on the rudder, although it also acts on the elevator through a attached to the seat to boost weight-shift control authority.

Quicksilver MX Sprint The Sprint is an evolution of the E model, with a fixed seat and three-axis controls and a steerable nosewheel. The Sprint features a cable-braced single surface wing and 2/3 span.

The standard engine is the 40 hp (30 kW) which gives a cruise speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). Quicksilver MX Sport The Sport is an evolution of the Sprint, with the addition of a double-surface wing. The standard engine is the 40 hp (30 kW) which, combined with the double surface wing, gives a cruise speed of 53 mph (85 km/h).: 121 Quicksilver MX-2 Sprint The MX-2 Sprint is a two-seat in side-by-side configuration ultralight trainer that features a cable-braced single surface wing. The standard engine is the 50 hp (37 kW) which gives a cruise speed of 51 mph (82 km/h). The engine of 64 hp (48 kW) is optional.

Quicksilver MXL-2 Sport The MXL-2 Sport is a two-seat in side-by-side configuration ultralight trainer that features a cable-braced double surface wing. The standard engine is the 50 hp (37 kW) which, combined with the double surface wing, gives a cruise speed of 54 mph (87 km/h).

The engine of 64 hp (48 kW) is optional. Quicksilver Sport II The Sport II is a two-seat in side-by-side configuration ultralight trainer that features a -braced double surface wing. The standard engine is the 50 hp (37 kW) which, combined with the double surface wing, gives a cruise speed of 54 mph (87 km/h). The engine of 64 hp (48 kW) is optional. Quicksilver Sport 2S Updated and developed version of the Sport II with a wider tailboom, 68' propeller, increased gross weight and the engine of 64 hp (48 kW) as standard. Quicksilver Sport 2SE Version for the US category, introduced in 2014, with the 64 hp (48 kW) engine. ^ Cliche, 2001, page E-29.

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