1971 homebuilt aircraft design by Aerosport in the United States
Quail
The Aerosport Quail is an ultralight aircraft that was designed for home building by Harris Woods. First offered for sale in 1971, by the end of the decade, 375 sets of plans had been sold, with around 26 aircraft under construction and 10 flying.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Aerosport
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 100 kt
- Max speed
- 109 kt
- Range
- 196 nm
- Service ceiling
- 12,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 820 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 750 lb
- Empty weight
- 435 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 8 US gal
- Powerplant
- Volkswagen Horizontally opposed piston
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Wingspan
- 24 ft
- Number built
- 10
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.