Quickie Q-2
A quick little build I whipped up
wikipedia says:
The Quickie Q2 or Q2 is a two-seat version of the unique Rutan Quickie, produced in kit form by the Quickie Aircraft Corporation founded by Tom Jewett and Gene Sheehan. Canadian Garry LeGare was involved in the design.
The Q2 is a tandem wing design, having one forward wing (canard) and one rear wing (instead of the more usual main wing and horizontal stabilizer). The elevators are fitted to the forward wing so that all pitch control comes from the forward wing, similar to the canard configuration.The Q2 is a "taildragger" with fixed (non-retractable) main wheels incorporated into integral streamlined wheel pants located at the tips of the forward wing.
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The quickie is a very weird design with the tandem wing. You would think that this would take ages to get to fly right, or ot fly well at all, however this wasn’t the case. Getting a plane to fly nice is as simple as getting the Centre of Gravity (or mass) in front of the Centre of Lift. When this is done then control surfaces work like a canard, and its that simple. Anyway this plane is a blast to fly.
Controls:
Normal
No flaps.
Only variant is a jet version thats not very good but if you want it just say in comments and uhh G’night
Feel free to hit me up on discord bo123#1757
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Specifications
Spotlights
- PlaneF0XSTAR 2.0 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Quickie Q2
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 34.8ft (10.6m)
- Length 35.9ft (10.9m)
- Height 12.3ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 3,653lbs (1,657kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.273
- Wing Loading 12.9lbs/ft2 (62.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 284.1ft2 (26.4m2)
- Drag Points 2458
Parts
- Number of Parts 29
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 208
I just noticed that the thumbnail is outdated: The landing gear looks a lot nicer, and a few other minor differences.
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