Quasar experimental amateurbuilt light sport aircraft.
Experimental Aircraft News Magazine - All the way from Brazil comes a sharp little airplane called the Quasar, which will remind some visitors of an earlier American design of a similar name. Designers are creating carbon surfaces to replace dope & fabric coverings and will then complete their SLSA approval. Powered by the HKS four-stroke engine, Quasar Lite feels like a sports car.
The Aeroalcool Quasar is a Brazilian light-sport aircraft that is produced by Aeroalcool and was introduced in 2007. 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.
Quasar Experimental Amateurbuilt Aircraft Images
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.
The Aeroalcool Quasar Lite
Initial model, powered by the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplant.
Aeroalcool Quasar 214SL
Import version for the US market, distributed by Quasar Aircraft Company, Inc. Accepted as a US light sport aircraft in 2007.
Aeroalcool Quasar Fast
Model powered by the 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 four-stroke powerplant.
Quasar Experimental Amateurbuilt Aircraft Video
The Aeroalcool Quasar Experimental Light Sport Aircraft
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Wingspan: 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 9.2 m2 (99 sq ft)
Empty weight: 215 kg (474 lb)
Gross weight: 589 kg (1,299 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × HKS 700E two cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, 45 kW (60 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed ground adjustable
The Aeroalcool Quasar Performance
Maximum speed: 260 km/h (162 mph; 140 kn)
Cruise speed: 191 km/h (119 mph; 103 kn)
Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph; 39 kn)
Rate of climb: 4.32 m/s (850 ft/min)
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