Q1_Aircraft: Why Tri

Ryan,
Just curious.... Why are you converting a perfectly good Q to a Tri
gear Q. I think the tail dragger looks much cooler. Did you have
trouble with the tail dragger?

Dave R.
Q1
Mineral Wells, Texas
Glassin season in Texas!

PS Did the last structural glassin... Finished glueing on the rear
wing. Happy dance in my workshop

Dave,

My Q1 was built and flown as originally designed.

I converted to Tri gear for practical reasons:
Any one can handle a tri gear [no worry about ground loops],
A tri-gear does not have to worry about prop strikes when braking,
I can takeoff and land in about 500-600 feet,
I only had a 5-8 mph speed penalty with the nose gear.

If I were to convert back to a taildragger I would put the main gear
inboard as in the Mk2 Dragonfly.

Ryan
--- In This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 'davedrosen' <d2r@t...> wrote:
> Ryan,
> Just curious.... Why are you converting a perfectly good Q to a
Tri
> gear Q. I think the tail dragger looks much cooler. Did you have
> trouble with the tail dragger?
>
> Dave R.
> Q1
> Mineral Wells, Texas
> Glassin season in Texas!
>
> PS Did the last structural glassin... Finished glueing on the rear
> wing. Happy dance in my workshop

Ryan,
I'm starting to think about props. What size prop did you
have on your original Q. What engine were you using at the
time? What was your ground clearance. I like powerfin.
It's ground adjustable. I'm also considering a 4 blade
model. Would you move the gear inboard on a taildragger q
to minimize the bounce? I'm not going to change mine at
this point, but I'm just curious.
Regards Dave R.

<tt>
Dave,<BR>
<BR>
My Q1 was built and flown as originally designed.<BR>
<BR>
I converted to Tri gear for practical reasons:<BR>
Any one can handle a tri gear [no worry about ground
loops],<BR>
A tri-gear does not have to worry about prop strikes when
braking,<BR>
I can takeoff and land in about 500-600 feet,<BR>
I only had a 5-8 mph speed penalty with the nose gear.<BR>
<BR>
If I were to convert back to a taildragger I would put the
main gear <BR>
inboard as in the Mk2 Dragonfly.<BR>
<BR>
Ryan<BR>
--- In This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 'davedrosen'
<d2r@t...> wrote:<BR>
> Ryan,<BR>
>? Just curious.... Why are you converting a perfectly
good Q to a <BR>
Tri <BR>
> gear Q. I think the tail dragger looks much cooler. Did
you have <BR>
> trouble with the tail dragger? <BR>
> <BR>
> Dave R.<BR>
> Q1<BR>
> Mineral Wells, Texas<BR>
> Glassin season in Texas!<BR>
> <BR>
> PS Did the last structural glassin... Finished glueing
on the rear <BR>
> wing. Happy dance in my workshop<BR>
<BR>
</tt>


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Dave,

My original prop is 42' diameter and 30' pitch.

I never flew with this prop or 22 hp Onan engine.

Ryan

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From: < d2r@... >
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Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Q1_Aircraft] Re: Why Tri


> Ryan,
> I'm starting to think about props. What size prop did you
> have on your original Q. What engine were you using at the
> time? What was your ground clearance. I like powerfin.
> It's ground adjustable. I'm also considering a 4 blade
> model. Would you move the gear inboard on a taildragger q
> to minimize the bounce? I'm not going to change mine at
> this point, but I'm just curious.
> Regards Dave R.

I'm turning a 49' by 34' ... Rotax 503 engine.

Cheers,

Paul

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From: Ryan [mailto: rryan@... ]
Sent: 07 May 2004 10:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [Q1_Aircraft] Re: Why Tri


Dave,

My original prop is 42' diameter and 30' pitch.

I never flew with this prop or 22 hp Onan engine.

Ryan

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Subject: Re: [Q1_Aircraft] Re: Why Tri


> Ryan,
> I'm starting to think about props. What size prop did you
> have on your original Q. What engine were you using at the
> time? What was your ground clearance. I like powerfin.
> It's ground adjustable. I'm also considering a 4 blade
> model. Would you move the gear inboard on a taildragger q
> to minimize the bounce? I'm not going to change mine at
> this point, but I'm just curious.
> Regards Dave R.


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Paul,

What is your cruise speed?

Ryan

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> I'm turning a 49' by 34' ... Rotax 503 engine.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul
>

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> From: Ryan [mailto: rryan@... ]
> Sent: 07 May 2004 10:43 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Q1_Aircraft] Re: Why Tri
>
>
> Dave,
>
> My original prop is 42' diameter and 30' pitch.
>
> I never flew with this prop or 22 hp Onan engine.
>
> Ryan
>
>

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> From: < d2r@... >
> To: < This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Q1_Aircraft] Re: Why Tri
>
>
> > Ryan,
> > I'm starting to think about props. What size prop did you
> > have on your original Q. What engine were you using at the
> > time? What was your ground clearance. I like powerfin.
> > It's ground adjustable. I'm also considering a 4 blade
> > model. Would you move the gear inboard on a taildragger q
> > to minimize the bounce? I'm not going to change mine at
> > this point, but I'm just curious.
> > Regards Dave R.
>