Peter, My spreadsheet may be generating the numbers you've posted here, but it also says that the results you are getting are unusable. Again, these numbers are UNusable. My spreadsheet is based on a

Rich, Stick with the epoxies that are recommended by the designers. This whole homebuilt sandwich composite construction method was engineered by Burt Rutan in the 1970's and his Scaled Composites com

Bruce, Are you referencing a Q200 POH as opposed to the Q2 POH that I have? If so, I'd like to see it; I've never seen a specific Q200 POH. Maybe I could borrow it and scan it??? David J. Gall

nagalman76, See the QAC Quickie Newsletter #20 for notes on their performance testing procedure. There has never been a "Vne" published for the two-seat Quickies, only a "maximum speed." From the perf

Kevin(s), BRAVO!! Good decision! David J. Gall

Rich, Start here: http://euler9.tripod.com/ David J. Gall

James, Do you mean "service ceiling" such that the rate of climb is still 100 fpm, or "absolute ceiling" such that rate of climb doesn't matter? Your post is a little bit ambiguous on this point. Davi

Dave, I was just reading Dave's post about the Posa and Dave's post about his Alaska Q for sale and Dave's post about trailers and Dave's post about seat belts, then I was looking at the pictures of D

Thanks, Mike. From the witnesses descriptions, it sounds to me like he got some jet fuel in his engine.... Too sad. David J. Gall

Gordon: Thank Jim Ham for the following (right click the link and choose "save as"): ftp://ftp.porcine.com/q200/bboard.zip David J. Gall

Leon, How's about a picture of the subject first-flight airplane on the cover of Q-Talk ... no, wait, it's already there! :) David J. Gall P.S. Roy reports that his airplane (N3QS) is almost in trim w

HUMONGOUS CONGRATULATIONS go out to Roy Shannon on the successful first (and second!) flights of his newly-hatched Onan powered Quickie today! HOORAY!

I spent Saturday, July 5th at the New Smyrna Beach (Florida) airport with Roy Shannon going over his Quickie as he prepares it for its first flight. Roy says that the first Quickie he ever saw was Ter

This is your "instant answer" until such time as Bob sets the record straight: Reflexor, LaRue brake mod (floating calipers), hydraulic independent (toe) brakes, tailcone belcrank in the tailwheel/rud

That prop will not be good for a Quickie. Maybe a slow ultralight, but not a Quickie. Not enough pitch, and probably too much diameter for an Onan-powered Quickie. David J. Gall

Al, No, you would not have spring dampening to the rudder and no one is suggesting reinventing anything. Avoiding spring dampening to the rudder is exactly what is being done by putting the springs "d

John, I'm not "the list," but if my opinion counts for anything, I think they are needed. They should be in the cables that go to the tailwheel only, that is, they should be "down-stream" from where t

Mike, Unless you can find an old Nelson engine, I don't think that there are any other certified engines that will fit. An old continental A-40 might go, but it's heavy... Maybe an old Crosley from th

Gordon, That's Jim Ham's site you are looking at. It is an ftp connection, not www. You'll need an ftp program or plug-in (enhancement) to get those files. If you're using Internet Explorer, chances a

Crap! You guys are infectious! I'm over at e-Bay all the time searching on "Continental O-200" instead of hacking on my Q1 fuselage.... Arrgh! I'm kicking myself for missing that "firewall forward C-8