QUICKIE NEWSLETTER 11 page 2
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- Published: Saturday, 11 November 2006 13:11
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| OSHKOSH 1981 ..... This year, the big EAA sponsored flyin at Oshkosh, Wisconsin is from 1 August thru 9 August, 1981. We plan to be there in force, including a Q2 forum on Sunday, 2 August, at 1:30 p.m., a Quickie forum on Tuesday, 4 August, at 1:30 p.m., and a Quickie Workshop all week long where components of a Quickie will be built. This last event is being run by a group of aviation enthusiasts from the Chicago area and is sponsored by Quickie Aircraft Corporation and Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Company. .....In addition, we will also have a booth that will be manned all week long for visitors wanting information. .....We are expecting a number of privately owned Quickies to attend Oshkosh this year. There has been some discussion among Quickie owners of group trips to Oshkosh with everyone going together, and joining the fun. We will coordinate names and information as it is available. It is unlikely, however, that we will be able to participate personally in any of the groups. In order to encourage participation at Oshkosh by Quickie owners, we intend to sponsor a prize for the best Quickie at Oshkosh, 1981. Judging will be accomplished by Quickie Aircraft Corporation. It is also probable that other incentives and prizes will be available, although they have not been firmed up yet. .....Last year, we had an informal get- together of all Quickie builders one evening during the week. This year, we have been able to arrange a banquet facility, thanks to our Quickie builders at Lourdes Academy in Oshkosh. The location is the Anchor Inn on Monday, 3 August, 1981. If you plan to attend, please drop us a note with the number of people you will be bringing. .....We want to encourage anyone who is planning to attend the flyin to act now to obtain room reservations. By the end of March, it will be difficult to find rooms within 30 miles of the flyin site! .....As for Quickie Aircraft Corporation, we plan to bring a Q2 and a Quickie along, and perhaps a second Quickie also. We expect to have the turbocharged Revmaster with a variable pitch prop in the Q2. Further information will be included in our next two newsletters.
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QUICKIE NEWS .....After a slowdown late in 1980 when the Q2 was introduced, Quickie sales are increasing again rapidly. Currently, we are back up to a 30 day backlog on deliveries. There will be a price increase on Quickie kits as of 1 March, 1981. Further increases due to unstable engine prices are likely in mid-1981. Contact us for some pricing incentives currently in effect. .....Over 80 Quickie builders have notified us that they have flown their Quickies, including one group of gentlemen in England. The 80 number is probably conservative since there is a 30-60 day lag usually before we hear about a new first flight, and then many times we hear only from a friend or fellow pilot. We would appreciate our builders keeping us informed as to who is flying, in order for us to be able to contact you in the event of any mandatory changes. .....The really good news this month is that we are installing the prototype turbocharged Onan on our second Quickie for flight testing. On the test stand, it produced 41 inches of manifold pressure at only 3200 r.p.m. Although we will need to complete extensive testing to verify, we feel confident that the finished combination will be rated between 25 and 30 h.p. from sea level to 12,000 ft. Speeds at the higher rating should increase more than 22 m.p.h. over the optional 22 h.p. engine currently offered, bringing maximum speeds over 170 m.p.h. And, remember, we |
The turbocharged Onan on our second new Quickie. This turbo package
will boost the Onan peformance to between 25 and 30 hp, with maximum
speeds
over 170 mph, and will be retrofittable to all existing Quickie installations. are planning to make the turbo retrofittable to all existing Quickie installations, so one doesn’t gain anything by waiting to purchase an engine; in fact, with prices increasing on engines, a savings is likely to result. We expect to complete basic testing on the new installation by Oshkosh, and announce prices, availability, and documented performance at that time. We will, of course, provide updates through this newsletter when there is something to talk about. .....We expect to receive a production configuration version of the Van-Prop, the variable pitch, hydraulically controlled propeller that we have discussed earlier here and in Sport Aviation, within one week. We expect several weeks to be consumed in testing the unit and comparing it to the previous pre-production unit that we have had for several years. It is probable that the new prop will be tried on the turbo-Onan as soon as we have assessed the initial reliability of the installation. Also, to emphasize a previous point, the Van-Prop was in no way involved in the accident with the prototype Q2, and is, indeed not really susceptible to the failure mode seen with the Maloof prop. .....We have also been using one of our Quickie builder’s aircraft, belonging to Vic Turner, to test several different fixed pitch wood props, trying to establish a true climb prop for use with the large tires. We have settled on a 44 inch diameter prop that improves climb rate by over 20%, and only loses 4 m.p.h. on the top end. We think that this prop will be welcome by those of you operating from short strips and/or high altitudes who don’t mind losing a little cruising speed. However, we strongly recommend that you fly first with the standard propeller .........continued on page 3 |
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