British ultralight trike
The Pegasus Quik is a British-designed ultralight trike, originally designed and produced by Pegasus Aviation, later by P&amp;M Aviation, both of the United Kingdom. The design is now owned by Albatross Flying Systems of Bangalore, India. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
Design and development.
The Quik's design goal was to produce a faster trike and to this end a smaller wing in both span and area than normal is employed. The initial wing used has on a span of and an area of . The smaller wing also gives improved turbulence resistance, but at the cost of a higher stall speed.
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of and is certified to the British BCAR Section "S" standard. The initial version has a maximum gross weight of , while later versions have gross weights of . The Quik features a cable-braced or strut-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. On the initial model its span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. Later versions use a strut-braced "topless" style wing.
Version circa 2003 powered with a Rotax 912ULS engine of and using a conventional cable-braced wing with a kingpost. Maximum gross weight of and a cruise speed of .
2012 production version with Rotax 912ULS engine of , strut-braced "topless" wing, maximum gross weight of and a cruise speed of .
2012 production version, designed to be even faster with a span, strut-braced "topless" wing of wing area. Gross weight of , Rotax 912ULS engine of , topless wing and cruise speed of . Stall speed is .
Specifications (Quik 912S Executive).
"Data from" BertrandGeneral characteristics* Crew: one* Capacity: one passenger* Propellers: -bladed
Performance* Endurance: * Roll rate: * Maximum glide ratio: 
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