Hi Martin, Having worked for United Airlines, I learned along time ago............its about horsepower. When our first 747 showed up in 1971, it was about horsepower. You can make a box go supersonic

Good advise Mike, I took the Vari-Eze to almost 300 in a dive once. It was not the best idea I ever had. If I ever did it again I would have a parachute and a plan to get out. It accelerated very

Happy New Year everyone! I made some changes last year to the membership process for the Quickie Builders Association. One of those changes means that your membership doesn't neccessarily expire in

There are too many variables. As you descend the load on the prop is less so the RPM increases, this in turn increases the power out of the engine. Each prop performs differently. So now you got a

Jay, this sounds like a neat idea. I might take you up on the test. No way, however, am I going to point the nose straight down. :>) Sam [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Charlie, Sounds like you're there! I hope the conversion is everything you had wished for. You've spent a lot of time doing it right and I'm looking forward to seeing it in the air. Best of luck

Morning Clive, I realized after sending that email yesterday, I should have curbed it. It's been rainin' too much around here and we're all gettin' cabin fever. Every one and I mean everyone has a

Jon, I believe the Q-200 upgrade plans (for the LS-1 canard) changed to a single mass balance arm for the elevators. At least that's how I've been flying mine for the last twenty years! It's on the

Charlie wrote: ."Some one could do the dive test with a GPS to plot the L/D = Velocity h/ Velocity v = slope of the exponential curve. Point one straight down I think the wall will be a lot higher

Thanks, I was looking at a RV tail spring and this guy looks as if he has the right stuff.

Kevin, I'm making no promises BUT I am pushing on steadily and I have high hopes. I have re-fabricated the left elevator torque and have it ninety percent installed. The former builder decided to

Jim No need to get so ansy. > I made it quite clear I was talking aero, and you brought in ground handling, in my book they are two different things. > Your happy with your show plane, I'm happy with

Sounds like 2011 is shaping up to be a great year for the Quickie community! I look forward to seeing all of the new planes at one of the Tandem Wing events this year! Stay safe, and god

Happy New Year Kevin, Thanks for the prod. My Q-200 is on short final. The exhaust is finished but I have not run the engine with it yet. I ran the engine for about 15 minutes with stub stacks a

That a way Joseph. Lead the way, and others will follow. Hopefully my admonishment will light some fires. Alan? Sam? Darrell? Sanjay? Jerry?Jon? Seven new planes in 2011? Couldn't help myself.

Jim, The plane is pretty much together. The last position light was wired in today and the landing light was final mounted and the lens put on. The panel has to come off to be anodized and then

Charlie, you are right. They do become lawn darts when pointed straight down. The max speed my airframe has ever seen is around 240 mph during testing. Are you running your new engine yet? JP

Happy New Year Clive, I'm not confusing anything aero or othewize, please reread my email. As soon as anyone demonstrates they can consistantly cruise their Q at 200 MPH + I'll be all over it. BTW,

Hi Kevin,   I am moving up to high speed taxiing.  Does 47 & 46 MPH qualify....?  I guss not.  Sam said I needed to do 50 mph while staying on the centerline.  And. I want to feel confident I can

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