When you push the nose over, the design moves out smartly. As Mader came to learn from his building and flying experience, light weight benefits handling and low-speed performance. Bush wheels/ruggedized gear legs for Challenger ii? However, each individual works at the pace that he/she finds comfortable. The venerable company from the Quad Cities area of Illinois, near the Iowa border, has put more than 3,000 aircraft in the air. Assembly time estimates are for assembly of the basic airframe only, and do not include time required for installation of options, instruments, painting, etc. Headquartered in Bloomer, Wisconsin, at the Gateway airport he now owns, Zank works with many area pilots to whom he sells aircraft. Has been that way since built in 1996 and is a stable fast little plane. FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Quad City Ultralights at 309/764-3515 or visit www.quadcitychallenger.com. Its enough to create a serious case of envy among producers vying for the market the Challenger seems to own year after year. Needs a little tlc. He is one of the largest Challenger dealers around and has been doing it for about 20 years now. % It has been replaced by the Challenger Light Sport E Series EL-65 and ES-65 I understand that Quad City has recruited one or more additional Challenger dealers to assist in filling orders and to help keep the company afloat. Im very concerned that Quad City is on the verge of financial failure, and yet I understand that they are still accepting deposits for new kits. which far exceed the initial testing done on the factory-supplied aluminum . A 4 to 1 speed range is unusually wide, few general aviation aircraft can exceed 2.8 to 1. $30 Quad City Ultralight Aircraft offers four models of Challenger Aircraft and several options and accessories. All Challengers can be flown with the new Sport Pilot Perm U-FLY-IT Light Sport Aircraft, LLC provides Light Sport and Ultralight aircraft sales, flight instruction, assembly and repair. Even in 2003, a slow year for all aircraft manufacturers, Quad City Ultralight Aircraft pumped out another 120 kits. A new wing design and a 582 power package with 30% more thrust combine to allow an increase in gross weight from 960 to 1060 lbs.
