Ethanol Ultra-Light Aircraft (Fall 2002) IPRO 317 Dussault, Sulan Karachorlu, Berj Beita, Raphael Talwar, Atul Srinivasan, Bhuvana Gajjar, Nekheel Caranto, Jonathan Miyumo, Martin Gurung, Sunil Laub, Christine Underwood, Matt Guzman, Miguel Prof. Francisco Ruiz Students will continue the work of previous IPRO teams to convert a Quicksilver MXII ultralight airplane to run on E85 fuel (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline). This is technically challenging because the plane uses a 2-stroke Rotax 503 engine, where the oil must be mixed in with the fuel. After the conversion, the plane will be flight-tested. In the mean time, the plane can be flown by students to enjoy the experience of flying a personal-type aircraft. In addition to the technical aspects, the project involves developing and maintaining relationships with sponsors, public relations, and a study of the potential for ethanol in the ultralight aircraft market. This project may eventually lead to the creation of a student organization responsible for maintaining and flying the ultralight aircraft. Sponsorship: Cushing Air Field, Brandon Klein, Larry Garick Project Plan for IPRO 317: Ethanol Ultra-Light Aircraft for the Fall 2002 semester 2003 2003-12 Project deliverable application/pdf islandora:14640 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/2003 IPRO / Interprofessional Projects Program Illinois Institute of Technology en In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Open Access