Mike, "In the final analysis", all airplane accidents are the result of gravity. "Stick and Rudder" is a good read, but airplanes have changed since then. Quickies, generally (each example is individu

Darrell, No. It is the famous NACA inlet. It is the same as the jet engine inlet intakes on the sides of the Coors Silver Bullet BD-5 jet. It's not a scoop but a recessed ramp submerged into the surfa

Leon, Don't forget the follow-up report: http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/reports/1948/naca-rm-a7i30/ David J. Gall

It's a pretty good approximation! It's within 10 mph of the reported numbers. What do you want, perfection? There could be airspeed instrument calibration errors, the reported speeds might be indicate

Leon, Kudos! If you do the rental templates, may I suggest that you have them cut with a small step around the perimiter so that the heat-sink action of the aluminum is spaced away from the edge of th

http://bld01.ipowerweb.com/contentmanagement/websites/rtrianoc/ Worked for me.... David J. Gall

Yeah, and notice the small dent under the rocket nozzle. Wonder what did that? David J. Gall

Shane, I think he was being flip and referring to the aft face of the spar inside the cockpit, not the underside of the wing. If the aft face of the spar inside the cockpit is concave, you've got a br

Peter, In my other post, I forgot to address one other question you ask: On my hard drive, on the CD's I burn, on Leon's hard drive, on the drawings he prints.... It's all there, and it's all done for

Peter, Who is to judge or manage such questions as what constitutes "hard data"? Why re-invent the wheel? Buy my CD and Leon's templates and parts drawings and you HAVE the Q1 plans archive. These pro

Mark, Last I saw, Pro-E won't do true conic lofting. That aside, there never were Q2/200 "drawings" of sufficient detail as you would need to create a 3-D part in CAD. There were parts. Period. The pl

Try small hose clamps or safety wire around the bolts on the engine side to keep the bolts from sliding back into the cabin....

Peter, I don't understand your question. What hard data? The "virtual" company is the Q-LIST; you've been here all along, no? The archives/back issues IS the hard data, along with the plans.... You're

Mark, Been there, done that. Company formed (such as it is) and service being provided. The company is a "virtual" company in that we each contribute as we can, and the service is at your fingertips v

Dave, The Jinx Hawks/Brock McCaman SuperQuickie conversion plans are in .pdf format and available on the Q-LIST Yahoo website files area. David J. Gall or

Rob, Yes. I produce the CD called "Quickie Plans PLUS on CD." You can find it on eBay or on my website at http://QuickieSource.com/. I scanned the plans book in black-and-white at 400 dpi, along with

GU25-5(11)8 (possibly modified) See the UIUC airfoil archive. David J. Gall

Replace it: Rotax 447 or Rotax 503 ... been done and tested and proved to be more fun! Plans readily available. David J. Gall Onan-powered Q1 builder ;-}

VG plans are in the files area....