Quicksilver Aircraft
Quicksilver GT 500
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About the Quicksilver GT 500
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Engine: Rotax 912UL
Manufacturer specification sheet. Cruise and range use the 75%-power sea-level row. Ground roll and total distance over a 50 ft obstacle are separate fields. Range reserve is not specified.
Specifications
| Seats | 2Source: Seats: 2 |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 30 ftSource: Wingspan: 30' 0" |
| Wing area | 155 sq ftSource: Wing Area: 155 sq. ft. |
| Length | 20.42 ftSource: Length: 20' 5" |
| Height | 6.5 ftSource: Height: 6' 6" |
| Cabin width | |
| Cabin height | |
| Empty weight | 638 lbSource: Empty Weight**: 638 lbs |
| Gross weight | 1,100 lbSource: Max. Take off Weight: 1100 lbs |
| Design gross weight | |
| Useful load | 462 lbSource: Useful Load: 462 lbs |
| Useful load, published minimum | |
| Useful load, published maximum | |
| Fuel capacity | 16 US galSource: 16 U.S. gal |
| Optional fuel capacity | |
| Baggage capacity | |
| Engine power | 80 hpSource: Horsepower: 80 hp |
| Suitable power, minimum | |
| Suitable power, maximum | |
| Published average build time | |
| Build time, minimum | |
| Build time, maximum |
Performance
| Top speed | |
|---|---|
| Cruise speed | 72.13 ktSource: 75% Power (5000 rpm): 83 mph |
| Economy cruise speed | |
| Stall speed | 36.5 ktSource: Vs0 (Stall, flaps down, power off): 42 mph |
| Stall speed, clean | 40.84 ktSource: Vs1 (Stall, flaps up, power off): 47 mph |
| Never exceed speed | 89.5 ktSource: Vne (Never exceed).: 103 mph |
| Rate of climb | 655 ft/minSource: Rate of Climb, Sea Level: 655 ft/min. |
| Takeoff ground roll | 244 ftSource: Performance Take off Distance, Ground Roll: 244 ft. |
| Takeoff distance, obstacle basis unspecified | |
| Landing ground roll | 390 ftSource: Landing Distance, Ground Roll: 390 ft. |
| Landing distance, obstacle basis unspecified | |
| Ceiling | |
| Range | 234.62 nmiSource: 75% power fuel-flow/range row: 4.9/270 gph/statute mi; With doors |
| Endurance | |
| Takeoff distance over 50 ft obstacle | 621 ftSource: Performance Take off Distance, 50 ft. Obstacle: 621 ft |
| Landing distance over 50 ft obstacle | 905 ftSource: Landing Distance, 50 ft. Obstacle: 905 ft. |
Source notes & conditions
- Gallon capacities without an explicit US basis remain blank. Maximum operating altitude is not relabeled as service ceiling. Values from cruise and fuel-flow rows are kept distinct.
- Two maximum-level-speed rows lack door labels; top speeds are omitted. Door-specific 75%-power cruise and range rows are separately labeled.