Single seat single engined high wing mono¬plane with hybrid control. Wing has unswept leading and trailing edges, and constant chord; cruciform tail. Pitch control by elevator on tail; yaw control by fully flying rudder; no separate roll control; control inputs through weight shift for pitch/yaw/roll. Wing braced from above by kingpost and cables, from below by cables; wing profile 100% double surface. Undercarriage has two wheels with tailskid. Aluminium tube framework, without pod. Engine mounted at wing height driving tractor propeller.
The Daedalus Apex 2, is similar in concept to the Quicksilver E, in that it uses weight shift allied to a rudder and elevator to give hybrid control, a formula which is popular in North America but unusual in Europe.
The obvious difference between the Apex 2 and the Eipper product, however, is the choice of power unit and the use of a tractor propeller. Marco uses the Konig SC430 three cylinder radial engine, allied to a three blade propeller, a combination which has proved highly effective. Not only has Marco flown extensively in the Alps with the Apex 2, but he also competed in the 1982 London Paris, where he got a special award for having the quietest aircraft in the competition.
Engine: Konig SC430, 24 hp.
All Aero 