Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.
Issue link: http://experimenter.epubxp.com/i/194874
L i g h t P l a n e Wor l d can be built for $65,000 plus paint and avionics. Just Aircraft can supply engine mounts and cowlings for Rotax and Jabiru engines. The Highlander cruises at 110 mph with a VNE of 130 mph and has a load capacity of 705 pounds. Quicksilver Sport LSA Quicksilver Aircraft has made several announcements in recent months that indicate that under the new ownership and management of Will Escutia and Dan Perez, the company is moving forward. Last November, Quicksilver added five models to the FAA list of approved 51-percent amateur-built kits, giving Quicksilver seven models now listed. At AirVenture it revealed that the open-cockpit, side-by-side Sport 2S model has completed the S-LSA process. By year's end it hopes to add the two-place tandem GT 500. Both will be available as S-LSA or as experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) kits. The price for a readyto-fly Quicksilver Sport 2S S-LSA is $39,995. Meanwhile, Quicksilver has launched a partnership with Ident LLC of Jacksonville, Florida, a manned and unmanned aerial intelligence services company. It deploys a variety of aircraft, large and small, for widearea surveillance, rapid response, and other missions traditionally assigned to expensive aircraft. Its version of the GT 500, called the "Mosquito," will include extras such as GPS flight controls and advanced imaging systems. The Quicksilver GT 500 models have already logged more than 7,600 hours in various contract programs for NASA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and other agencies, according to Quicksilver Aircraft. Watch for one overhead someday. Quicksilver also has teamed up with Brian Carpenter of Rainbow Aviation to develop an electric aircraft called the Quicksilver EMG. The initial version will be a towable primary glider-style airframe with GT 400 wings that can have twin plug-in electric motors with self-contained batteries. More Light Plane Exhibitors A little Mini-Max called Dusty. There were more than 20 commercial exhibitors in the Fun Fly Zone. Starting last month, we have thus far mentioned the Greenwing eSpyder, Quad City Challenger, Earthstar eGull, Revo trikes, Just Aircraft Highlander, and Quicksilver. David Cooper was on hand to represent Team Mini-Max with a copy of the AeroMax laser-cut kit airplane. The newly engineered, all-wood design was inspired by Wayne Ison's Airbike. Also at its booth was a cute little Mini-Max with its windshield painted to look like "Dusty" in the new Disney movie Planes. You got to love it! All the plans for the Team airplanes (seven models) are available free of charge as PDF downloads from its website. The company hopes people will download the plans, start building, and then be motivated to buy parts and kit components. Quicksilver EMG 36 Vol.2 N o.10 / October 2013 Kolb Aircraft exhibited a beautiful one-off version of its venerable Firestar. It had a slightly different pod with a sharper nose and a windshield that gave it a