Damain, I suppose that you also have the means to do a three-D survey of the shape... with the obvious intent that it could then be scaled and finessed into a slightly larger shape, to accommodate an

Damian, I'll take that to mean that you are acquiring the molds and plug. Do you also have the process description for the shells (materials, layup schedule, etc.)? David J. Gall

Damian, Amazed, why? You might think that the load from a skidding tire would be more than that of a rolling tire, but with good anti-lock brakes the coefficient of friction of a rolling, braked tire

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I did 3' x 17'. The extra foot of particle board from the long sides of the 4x8 sheet went to tabletop for the last 1x3 section of the table, and the remaining 1x8 and 1x5 pieces make dandy shelves. T

Jim, What type of computer and which browser are you using? If you're on a Windoze machine, you're probably using Microsoft's Internet Exploder - er, Explorer - in which case you *might* have luck cha

Jim, "But it's a dry heat." :) Thanks for the invitation. My weekend plans are usually made the night before. Right now it looks like I'll probably be changing the bungees on my girlfriend's Flightsta

Dave, The "superq.pdf" file on the YahooGroups website is an older version. There is a two-year newer version that has a lot more information, including propeller information and performance. Unfortun

Why use nitrous? Get a 35hp Briggs & Stratton big block engine. At 993cc/60ci there's just no substitute for cubic inches.... David J. Gall

Ron, Some follow-up: Norm Howell set an FAI record as follows (taken from the FAI website): Sub-class : C-1a/0 (Landplanes: take off weight less than 300 kg) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a recognise

How about a GSC or Powerfin? They both have better airfoils than the Warp Drive or Ivoprop, so should give results more like a custom wood prop would give. I once flew another brand of airplane using

Ron, Norm Howell built a sweet Quickie called the "Ugly Quickling" in the 80's. He set some records in it with his highly modified Onan (not fire-breathing, just intake, exhaust, and >>lotsa good cool

Ron, Save your money. Don't use that old boat anchor. It'll kill you in a Quickie and it's not even eligible for the Rotax trade-in program since it doesn't have a gearbox. You want a newer 503 with d

GJG, Have you actually been in contact with Gene Sheehan or anyone else representing QAC (or their attorneys) within the past year? David J. Gall

Diego, A Rotax 277 might have "enough" power to fly a Quickie, but you'd be challenged to fit the muffler within the cowl. The increase in horsepower over the Onan engine would be lost to increased dr

Diego, Rotax 447 or 503. Visit the files section on the yahoo group website and look for the "super Quickie conversion" .pdf. David J. Gall

Larry, Ummmm, I hope I'm misunderstanding your intent, but you don't need +3, just zero at gross weight. The +3 was a new-construction guideline to make the wheelpant attachment.... Keep up the good w

Larry, Good question! Michel Royer was the first to take my alignment advice, but he ran into difficulty getting the wheels angled within the wheel pant as much as I had suggested. He only achieved ha

Larry, Thrust is destabilizing. Camber change due to canard "bowing" under aerodynamic lift at 1 gee is approximately 40% of camber change due to canard bowing due to airplane weight fully supported b