These plans are identical to what an individual would use to build a Quickie from our Quickie Aircraft Kit.
Chapt |
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Description/Introduction
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4... |
2... |
Bill of Materials/Sources |
1... |
3... |
Composite Materials Education |
23... |
4... |
Miscellaneous Parts |
7... |
5... |
Hot Wiring |
4... |
6... |
Ailerons and Elevators |
2... |
7... |
Building the Fuselage |
14... |
8... |
Vertical Fin and Rudder |
5... |
9... |
Building the Main Wing |
14... |
10... |
Building the Canard |
13... |
11... |
Wheel Pants/Wheels/Brakes |
9... |
12... |
Fuel System |
3... |
13... |
Mounting the Wing and Canard |
3... |
14... |
Fuselage Details |
6... |
15... |
Canopy |
8... |
16... |
Instruments and Pitot-Static |
1... |
17... |
Engine Installation |
2*.. |
18... |
Electrical System |
1... |
19... |
Finishing/Painting Large |
7... |
Appen. |
Large Drawings |
6... |
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The remaining pages of the Engine Installation section are included
only with the Quickie Engine Package.
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.....Quickie Aircraft Corporation supports individuals building Quickies from our kits.
.....California residents buying the plans should
add 6% state sales tax.
RUMOR SQUELCHING DEPARTMENT
.....This department will be an irregular feature of the Quickie Newsletter. Itâs purpose is to correct misinformation that may be circulating about the Quickie.
#1 |
"The
ignition coil must be mounted vertically or the engine will stop"
Nonsense: Onan has been building engines for 20 years with the same coil we use mounted horizontally. Ask any Onsn user how long they keep running. |
#2 |
"The
Quickie cannot be flown in the rain"
Rain has an effect on any aircraft, and the Quickie is no exception.
On a Grumman Tiger, for example, trim the aircraft for cruise at 10,000
feet straight and level. Next, enter very light precipitation; the nose
will drop and the descent rate will be 250 ft/mn if you do not retrim.
If the precipitation increases in intensity, the descent rate will increase
to 500 ft/mn if you do not retrim. Retrimming to level flight results
in a loss of about 2 m.p.h. in airspeed.
In the case of the Quickie, the "initial Flight Testing Guide of Your
Quickie" states, âMoisture
on the canard causes an increase in the stick forces that the pilot feels,
according to testing that we have done with N77Q. This change in force
required might be disconcerting to a low time Quickie pilot (the increased
force required for a given airspeed will tend to drop the nose until
the pilot corrects by increasing the force on the stick (and retrimming).
Testing on N77Q has shown no change in the minimum speed, but a large
increase in force required.
Garry LeGare has both flown and landed his Quickie in the rain. He reports that two notches of trim are required to compensate for the rain, and that the aircraft flares well at 70 i.a.s. for landing. |
#3 |
"The
Quickie is so finely balanced that grass on the canard will require almost
full opposite aileron to
correct"
Come on guys! That statement is ridiculous on its face, but we asked
one of our builderâs, Delbert Whitehead, who flew his Quickie to Oshkosh,
and he replied, "I have used my Quickie as a lawn mower." In
addition, both Garry LeGare and QAC have cut grass with Quickies without
problems. |
#4 |
"The
Quickie will not perform at high density altitudes"
All handbook performance data is accurate for N77Q. Our builders have,
in general, seen better performance than N77Q. We have twice flown the
aircraft to Oshkosh. These trips have included 7,500 foot density altitude
takeoffs as well as routine cruise at 11,000 feet.
To give you an example of a typical rumor, at Oshkosh this year a gentleman
came up to us and said, "I hear you had some trouble at Albuquerque this
year; I hear that you landed at Coronado and had to truck the aircraft
to the International Airport to get it off the ground." We replied that
we didnât
land anywhere within 200 miles of Albuquerque this year! |
#5 |
"Homebuilders wonât
be able to get engines"
Every Quickie builder who has paid for an engine has received one. In
addition, we currently have over 30 engines in stock, Finally, Onan sells
over 10,000 of these engines per year, so you are likely to trip over
one anywhere. |
#6 |
"I
know of this super engine that you guys ought to use"
Every time that someone comes to us with an alternative engine proposal
, we examine it carefully. We look at reliability, quality, service history,
horsepower, weight, potential modifications required, price, and availability.
The latter is very important, To date, we have seen no better choice
than the Onan. Again, beware of engines âmeasured at the spec sheetâ. |
#7 |
"After
a while, the epoxy in the fuel tank will decompose, contaminate the fuel,
and stop the engine"
There has been one incident of a VariEze suffering engine stopage due
to contamination possibly due to a breakdown of the epoxy. The pilot
had been using auto-fuel.
Exhaustive testing reveals that a properly mixed batch of resin and hardner will not break down after curing. Some of the samples go back over 4 years.
A survey of VariEze and Quickie builders has failed to turn up other examples of failures.
Although testing continues, it is suspected that the high aromatic. in auto gas may be a contributing factor. |
#8 |
"Iâve
super-tuned by Quickie engine and have 21 h.p."
Every Quickie flying uses one of our engines. The engines we deliver
have 18 h.p. There is no magic in the world; more horsepower requires
time, money, knowledge, trial and error, and an accurate dyno. Expect
to invest lots of money; ask Onan. Modification without adequate testing
may lead to a lose in engine reliability. Beware of horsepower âmeasured at the brochureâ. |
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