The Quander Airpfeil () is a German ultralight trike that was designed and produced by UL Flugzeugbau Quander of Petershagen. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready to fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 219. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development The Airpfeil was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of . It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit without a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface Vento wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The 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 three-tube tetrahedral structure, which is no longer common on modern trikes, but provides good strength at light weight. The powerplant is a twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition Rotax 582 engine.
The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is .
Specifications (Airpfeil with Vento 13 wing)
References
External links
Archives of the Quander website on Archive.org