Quander Micropfeil
| Micropfeil | |
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| Role | Ultralight trike |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Quander |
| Status | In production (2014) |
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The Quander Micropfeil (English: Small Arrow) is a German ultralight trike that was designed and is produced by UL Flugzeugbau Quander of Petershagen. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready to fly.[1]
Design and development
The Micropfeil was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category and the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit without a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface Schönleber Speed 14 m2 (150 sq ft) wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The 10.8 m (35.4 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The wing is supported by a two-tube structure. The powerplant is a twin-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, single-ignition 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 engine.[1]
The aircraft has an empty weight of 80 kg (176 lb) and a gross weight of 300 kg (661 lb), giving a useful load of 220 kg (485 lb). With full fuel of 25 litres (5.5 imp gal; 6.6 US gal) the payload is 206 kg (454 lb).[1]
Specifications (Micropfeil with Schönleber Speed wing)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Wingspan: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 14 m2 (150 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
- Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 25 litres (5.5 imp gal; 6.6 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
- Propellers: 4-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph; 65 kn)
- Cruising speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
- Stall speed: 42 km/h (26 mph; 23 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (890 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 21.4 kg/m2 (4.4 lb/sq ft)