Aeroalcool Quasar
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| Quasar | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Aeroálcool |
| Designer | Frank Porter and James Waterhouse |
| Status | In production |
| Number built | 60 (2015) |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 2007 |
The Aeroalcool Quasar is a Brazilian light-sport aircraft that is produced by Aeroálcool and was introduced in 2007.[1][2]
The aircraft was designed by American Frank Porter with assistance from James Waterhouse of the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil, to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two seats in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a forward hinged canopy, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet and has a 9.25 m (30.3 ft) span wing. The initial engine used was the Japanese 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke powerplant which gives it a cruise speed of 210 km/h (130 mph) while burning only 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal) per hour of auto fuel.[1][2]
A total of 60 had been built by 2015.[3]
Variants
- Quasar Lite
- Initial model, powered by the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplant.[1][2]
- Quasar 214SL
- Import version for the US market, distributed by Quasar Aircraft Company, Inc. Accepted as a US light sport aircraft in 2007.[1][4]
- Quasar Fast
- Model powered by the 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 four-stroke powerplant.[2]