Marquart MA-5 Charger
Marquart · United States · first flew 1970 · light aircraft
The Marquart MA-5 Charger is a homebuilt two-place biplane designed to perform mild aerobatics.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, swept |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Welded steel tube fuselage with fabric covering and conventional landing gear |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Two-seat biplane with two tandem open cockpits
- Constant-chord wings swept 10 degrees
- Welded steel tube fuselage with fabric covering and conventional landing gear
Look for a small tandem-seat open-cockpit biplane with swept constant-chord wings and a tailwheel undercarriage.
Specifications
- The Marquart MA-5 Charger has a length of 5.94 m (19 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.3 m (24 ft).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was designed by Ed Marquart, based on his single-place MA-4 biplane. The first prototype was built and flown by Daniel W. Fielder Jr. at Flabob Airport, and took seven years to build.
Variants
Marquart sold plans for scratch building the aircraft and no kits were manufactured. Ken Brock offered kits of the metal brackets used in the wings and fuselage.
Where you'll see it
Marquart Chargers won Grand Champion Plans-built Aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 1982, 1987, 2009 and 2015. In 1991 Dave Davidson became the oldest pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, at the age of 70, in his Charger.
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