Building a Q1
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nustrini@...
Hello all, I'm looking into the possibility of building a Quickie from scratch and have been avidly reading all I can find. I do however have a few questions (for now) which I can't seem to find an answer to: 1. Does someone still own the rights to the design or can anyone theoretically get hold of the original construction manual and plans and just build one. I understand that a lot if the hardware will have to be made from scratch but from what I've seen so far it all looks quite straight forward. 2. Reading around this group, it is clear that there have been quite a few refinements made to these aircraft over the years. Is there a generally agreed upon list of the "must have" mods for a Q1 somewhere? 3. I've tried to join the Q-performance list recently but have yet to receive approval. Is that list still active? I'm sure there will be a lot of interesting information there, if only I could get to it... Thanks in advance for any advice. Regards, Lapo |
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David J. Gall
Lapo,
1. There are no "design rights" but there is a copyright on the plans. There doesn't seem to be any interest in enforcing that copyright, however, as PDF copies are abundantly available. Good luck getting the templates in full size, though. Most scan/print operations introduce significant distortion. 2. Your biggest challenge will be finding and fitting a suitable engine while maintaining CG. And fitting good brakes. 3. You're not missing out on anything from the Q-Performance list. |
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C R
Exactly what Lapo said, the plans as pdf's are all over the internet as well as the pilots guide.
From what I've learned combing through here and the QTalk archives is that the belly board mod is unnecessary on a Q1; adding hp increases rate of climb but not so much cruise speed; you can dream about changing the canard but don't; better breaks are a must as well as a proper alignment; if you actually want to fly it then you'll build the GU with vortex generators. I think the important question is what modern foam to use. |
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JAMES MASAL
Lapo: I have a Q-1 and lots of history.
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Several scratch built I have seen, but only 2 flown.
A fat Q1 with a full VW engine and I flew one with a half VW. Several have flow with 503 Rotax.
engines should not be a problem, just attend to the CG.
I like to say you can make a pine board fly if you give it enough power. SO...minor airfoil shape
differences due to copiers shouldn't be a HUGE worry. From the many planes I've seen builders
introduce small changes inadvertantly.
But if you are anal-retentive...worry.
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From: David@... [Q-LIST] To: Q-LIST Sent: Sat, Nov 10, 2018 12:59 am Subject: [Q-LIST] Re: Building a Q1 Lapo,
1. There are no "design rights" but there is a copyright on the plans. There doesn't seem to be any interest in enforcing that copyright, however, as PDF copies are abundantly available. Good luck getting the templates in full size, though. Most scan/print operations introduce significant distortion.
2. Your biggest challenge will be finding and fitting a suitable engine while maintaining CG. And fitting good brakes.
3. You're not missing out on anything from the Q-Performance list.
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