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187:. The FAA certification officially calls it the
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841:Quicksilver Manufacturing (n.d.).
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332:30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
326:20 ft 5 in (6.22 m)
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299:Manufacturer and Type Certificate
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733:2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide
621:Federal Aviation Administration
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444:650 ft/min (3.3 m/s)
210:. The wing features half-span
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218:. The GT500 has two seats in
202:envelopes, with the forward
170:Federal Aviation Regulations
16:American ultralight aircraft
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813:2005 Kit Aircraft Directory
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356:1,000 lb (454 kg)
249:or 50 hp (37 kW)
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1016:Quicksilver Manufacturing
350:575 lb (261 kg)
166:primary aircraft category
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305:General characteristics
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291:Specifications (GT500)
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154:amateur construction
150:Temecula, California
138:pusher configuration
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970:MX-2 Sprint
848:February 9,
660:February 9,
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384:Performance
376:Propellers:
366:Powerplant:
286:powerplant.
272:four-stroke
269:Rotax 912UL
1031:Categories
563:"Aircraft"
479:References
342:Wing area:
279:two-stroke
247:two-stroke
208:fiberglass
206:made from
994:Companies
960:MX Sprint
520:1368-485X
430:g limits:
370:Rotax 582
330:Wingspan:
318:Capacity:
296:Data from
276:Rotax 618
265:Rotax 582
251:Rotax 503
244:Rotax 447
196:aluminium
134:high-wing
102:Produced
78:Designer
985:Sport 2S
980:Sport II
965:MX Sport
933:Aircraft
858:cite web
843:"GT 400"
670:cite web
578:cite web
455:See also
234:Variants
228:zippered
212:ailerons
204:fuselage
183:and the
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655:"GT500"
336:Height:
324:Length:
94:Status
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220:tandem
200:Dacron
185:GT-500
181:GT 500
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950:GT400
628:(PDF)
312:Crew:
260:GT500
239:GT400
224:yokes
216:flaps
189:GT500
177:GT500
89:1990
43:Role
864:link
850:2011
699:ISBN
676:link
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516:ISSN
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