# Ultralite Soaring Wizard

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American ultralight airplane

Wizard Wizard J-3 on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum General information Type Ultralight aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Ultralite Soaring Inc Status Production completed History Developed from Eipper Quicksilver E

The **Ultralite Soaring Wizard** is an American [ultralight aircraft](/source/Ultralight_aircraft) that was designed and produced by [Ultralite Soaring Inc](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ultralite_Soaring_Inc&action=edit&redlink=1). The aircraft was supplied as a kit for [amateur construction](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft).[1][2]

## Design and development

Developed from the [Eipper Quicksilver E](/source/Eipper_Quicksilver_E), the Wizard was designed before the introduction of the US [FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles](/source/FAR_103_Ultralight_Vehicles) rules, but complies with them, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The W1 model has a standard empty weight of 167 lb (76 kg). It features a [cable-braced](/source/Flying_wires) [high-wing](/source/High-wing), a single-seat, open cockpit, [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration). It differs from the Quicksilver primarily in the configuration of the tail boom tubes and the use of drooped [wing tips](/source/Wing_tip).[1][2]

The Wizard is made from bolted-together [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. Its single-surface 32.3 ft (9.8 m) span wing has its cabling supported by a single tube style [kingpost](/source/Kingpost). The [landing gear](/source/Landing_gear) uses tube flexing for suspension and features a fixed nose wheel. On the early models the pilot is accommodated on a sling seat suspended from the main wing keel tube, to allow weight-shift control. The standard engine supplied was the single cylinder, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke) [Yamaha KT-100S](/source/Yamaha_KT-100S) of 15 hp (11 kW), although a [Kawasaki 440](/source/Kawasaki_440) [snowmobile](/source/Snowmobile) engine producing 38 hp (28 kW) was optional.[1][2]

The Wizard was commercially successful and a large number were completed and flown.[1] Construction time from the supplied assembly kit is about 100 hours.[2]

## Variants

**Wizard W1**
- Initial model with a weight-shift control system and no aerodynamic controls.[1]

**Wizard J2**
- Improved model with a hybrid control system, utilizing weight-shift plus [spoilers](/source/Spoiler_(aeronautics)) for roll control and an [elevator](/source/Elevator_(aircraft)) for pitch control.[1]

**Wizard J-3**
- Three axis control version with elevator, rudder and spoilers. Standard powerplant supplied was the [Kawasaki 440](/source/Kawasaki_440) snowmobile engine producing 38 hp (28 kW). This model introduced a fixed seat, steerable nose wheel and brakes. Empty weight 250 lb (113 kg), gross weight 550 lb (249 kg). Very similar to the [Eipper Quicksilver MX](/source/Eipper_Quicksilver_MX).[1]

**Wizard J-3 Magnum**
- Three axis control version with elevator, rudder and [ailerons](/source/Aileron). Standard powerplant supplied was the [Kawasaki 440](/source/Kawasaki_440) snowmobile engine producing 38 hp (28 kW).[1]

**Wizard T3**
- Two seat model.[1][3]

## Aircraft on display

- [Museo del Aire](/source/Museo_del_Aire_(Madrid)), [Madrid](/source/Madrid), [Spain](/source/Spain) - T3 two seat model[3]

## Specifications (Wizard W1)

*Data from* Cliche and the Virtual Ultralight Museum[1][2]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Length:** 17 ft (5.2 m)

- **Wingspan:** 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)

- **Height:** 10.2 ft (3.1 m)

- **Wing area:** 162 sq ft (15.1 m2)

- **Empty weight:** 167 lb (76 kg)

- **Gross weight:** 450 lb (204 kg)

- **Fuel capacity:** 3.2 U.S. gallons (12 L; 2.7 imp gal)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Yamaha KT-100S](/source/Yamaha_KT-100S) single cylinder, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke) [kart](/source/Kart_racing) engine, 15 hp (11 kW)

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 42 mph (68 km/h, 36 kn)

- **Cruise speed:** 35 mph (56 km/h, 30 kn)

- **Stall speed:** 17 mph (27 km/h, 15 kn)

- **Service ceiling:** 12,500 ft (3,800 m)

- **Maximum glide ratio:** 9:1

- **Rate of climb:** 300 ft/min (1.5 m/s)

## See also

- [Laron Wizard](/source/Laron_Wizard), a different aircraft with the same model name

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-9) Cliche, Andre: *Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide* 8th Edition, page E-44 and E-45. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9680628-1-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9680628-1-4)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VUM_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VUM_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-VUM_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-VUM_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-VUM_2-4) Virtual Ultralight Museum (n.d.). ["Wizard"](http://virtualultralightmuseum.com/uz.htm#wizard). Retrieved January 4, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-T3_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-T3_3-1) Wickenden, John (December 5, 2008). ["Ultralight Soaring T-3 Wizard, Museo de Aeronautica Y Astronautica"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203219/http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1146425/). Archived from [the original](http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1146425/) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2012.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Ultralite Soaring Wizard](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ultralite_Soaring_Wizard).

- [Photo of a Wizard W1 in flight](http://virtualultralightmuseum.com/wizardw1-200cc.jpg)

- [Photo of a Wizard T3 in the Museo de Aeronautica Y Astronautica](http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1146425/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203219/http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1146425/) March 4, 2016, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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