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| Type | ultralight aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Quad City Aircraft Corporation |
| Maiden flight | 1983 |
| Produced | 1983-present |
| Number built | 3302 (2007)[1] |
The Quad City Challenger is an ultralight aircraft designed and produced by the Quad City Aircraft Corporation of Quad Cities, Illinois and first introduced in 1983.[2] The aircraft has the ability to soar with its motor switched off.
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Production
By the fall of 2007 3302 Challengers of all types had been completed and were flying.[1] This included:
- Challenger UL 700[1]
- Challenger Special 101[1]
- Challenger II 2000[1]
- Challenger II Special 500[1]
- Challenger IICW LSS 1[1]
Specifications
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.The standard two-seat version of the aircraft is the most popular.[3] Its specifications are:
- 31.5 ft (9.69 m) wingspan
- 500 lb (227 kg) payload
- 700/1,200 fpm climb (215/369 m/min) (dual/solo)
- 20 mph (32 km) cross-wind capability
- 65-85 mph (104/136 km/h or 56/73 kts) cruise speed
- Can be used on floats
 Challenger II on skis |
 Challenger II on amphibious floats |
 Challenger II landing on skis |
 Challenger II aircraft type club line up at Montebello Quebec |
 A Challenger I single seater on display at Airventure Oshkosh, 2001 |
 A 1994 model Challenger with the earlier frame style nose. Most newer Challengers have a fibreglass conical nosecone instead. |
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| United States ultralight aircraft by decade of first flight |
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| United States aircraft of the 1980s |
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Military: - Attack – Bomber – Experimental – Fighter – – Reconnaissance – Trainer – Transport – Utility |
| Ultralight aircraft of the 1980s by nation |
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