Daken: What Sam wrote is absolutely accurate. These are planes for guys who like to do their own work. They are not planes for guys who don't want to get their hands dirty. Sam said, "I have never hea

Hello Daken: Great Plains has a video set on the assembly of the VW engine. Steve Bennett is no actor, but watching an expert assemble a VW engine is a great way to learn. However, "the engine has cra

Hello Daken: 1) How heavy? You should be able to get a weight and balance sheet. If the empty weight is 800 lbs a Revmaster would be less than marginal. (You could perhaps fly solo?) 2) If the plane h

Earlier you wrote "last flight broke the nose gear off" -- if it was flying it should have had an N number. You might be able to check on the Turbo-Revmaster with Joe Horvath -- does it have a serial

Chuck: Need a few more details: Was this a registered flying aircraft? If so, you are repairing a registered aircraft, unless the owner de-listed it with the FAA. Check the FAA database for the N-numb

Jim: He is looking for engine options for the Quickie. Mike Perry Jim P wrote:

Hello All: Last week there were many postings about Electric engines and Quickies, and at least 2 members protested that this discussion belonged on the Q-Performance List. There was also a discussion

Hello Roger: Sorry to be late with this (I was out of town when you posted) but I sat in on an interesting seminar with Cal Poly engineering students this spring. The Professor asked the students to d

North Las Vegas Airport again. They keep building houses and businesses right on the airport boundary. Several guys from my area won't fly into that airport. Mac: "I believe in Murphy -- North Las Veg

Hello John: Is this a typo: "I have read the Jab 2200 has peak hp around 2300 rpm." Peak hp for the Jab is at red line (3300 rpm). Peak Torque (and likely peak hp/lb fuel) is around 2500 rpm but the c

Aaron: Here are a couple of more data points: Merle Harper flew a Q2 w/ Revmaster out of Springerville AZ; Altitude 7000 ft and weather like ABQ. I know he set the gross at 1000 lbs and his empty weig

Also remember, the TriQ has more drag than the original Q, whatever the engine and canard. I think there was an article in an old newsletter about someone flying from California to Albuquerque to Denv

Sorry Jim. MSD Ignition Catalog. Website: http://www.msdignition.com/ "Free Catalog" is a link on the home page or you can search on line. I don't think they sell direct, but other people sell their p

Aaron: If he says "Q200" or TriQ200" he (usually) means he has an O-200 engine. Mike bin.echo wrote:

MSD "Super Conductor" is 8.5 mm red, part # MSD 34019 (25 feet) Check the part #, my catalog is old. Mike Jim P wrote:

You might take this question over to the VW list, esp. questions about longevity of Turbo VWs. The problem with "getting peak HP out of this motor at all altitudes" is that VW heads have cooling troub

Thanks Clive, I appreciate the description and pictures. I have to rebuild the tail/tailwheel area. I am looking to run the cables to the rudder then to the tailwheel -- Your approach seems better tha

Hello Clive: I am very interested in how you did the rudder horns and rudder pivot. I would appreciate more photos and/or more description. Thanks -- Mike Perry gobxoy@... wrote:

The Q2 does not come close to LSA criteria. You can download the POH from Jon Finley's site: http://www.finleyweb.net/JonsStuff/QuickieQ2Docs/tabid/58/Default.aspx The factory said minimum speed at gr

Hello Charlie: I think the T-tail in the Q functions more as a trim surface than a lifting surface. The Q T-tail can produce upward or downward force, unlike the Piaggio Avanti or some of the ideas on