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Quickie Q-200

Lionheart Creations

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This is the high performance Q-200 sport aircraft, built in the United States by Quickie Aircraft Corporation. This sleek two seater was a homebuilt kit plane that you assembled. This version was the high performance 100HP model, powered by the Continental O-200 4 cylinder engine. The futuristic design featured a Canard 'Twin Wing' layout, with elevators on the front wing and ailerons on the rear wing. Some interesting features include the Flexor spoiler system that work with the aileron pitch and are similar in function to flaps, and also the twin fuel tank layout where the main 'Header' tank in front houses 5 gallons just behind the engine, while a larger 15 gallon fuel tank lives under the front of the seats. Fuel is pumped by electric transfer pump to the Header when the front tank gets low on fuel. Another interesting feature of this plane was the wingtip mounted main gear tires, which were in sleek aerodynamic pods. Incredibly, the Q only weighed 550 lbs dry, before passengers and fuel, and had a takeoff max weight of 1100 lbs. Note also the very narrow wingspan of only 16 feet, yet also note, they are two sets of wings, similar to the dragonfly insect, hence the name.

Some cool features for the cabin include rain effects on the plexiglass, changeable 'exterior' plexi tint, variable instrumentation light via the Panel Light Switch 'rocker-dimmer', 'Blue Glow' lighting for dome light which is also great for night flying, OshKosh Mode for parking which will deploy two small, cool looking tents for camping out in grass fields.

There are 13 different liveries of planes that include many different 'themes' of interiors in various fabrics, leather, and also panel facia materials which include carbon fiber, fancy racing stripes, light blue, gray, and even wood. Some of the exterior paint schemes range from base model white to exotic air racer style paint schemes, to automotive colors inspired by supercar companies.

This plane is a high performance aircraft. It is the higher end performer of the Dragonfly airplane line, the 100HP version. It is almost overpowered on takeoff, just like a Pitts, Extra 330, or P-51. You must accelerate gently, slowly accelerating to speed, or you can spin out. She will cruise nicely at 140 knots, and at full speed, can get up to 180 knots if the weather is permissable. She is extremely aerodynamic, so she will need Flexor spoilers on steep approaches. On landings, if you are not careful, she will try to bounce. Just make sure you touch the ground with the tail wheel first, gently, and you should be fine. Stall will occur with full Flexor setting at about 60 to 65 knots.

If you love futuristic things, X-Wings, sport aircraft, high performance flying, homebuilts, radical aircraft design, then this plane is for you.

The Q200 is a single-engine, tandem-wing, high-performance kit aircraft developed by the Quickie Aircraft Corporation of the United States. The Q200 is a more powerful version of the company’s Q2, itself an iteration of the Rutan Quickie, developed by legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan. The Q200 features all-composite design, a two-place side-by-side cockpit, and a unique taildragger landing gear configuration with the main wheels mounted on the ends of the canard (forward) wing of the airplane. The main wing, which is mounted just behind the aircraft’s canopy on the upper fuselage, has a span of 16 feet, 8 inches. The Q200 has only a vertical stabilizer, with no horizontal stabilizer, for its tail unit due to the configuration of the main and canard wings. The Q200 is powered by a 4-cylinder Continental O-200 engine that turns a fixed-pitch, 2-blade propeller. The Q200 can takeoff in 610 feet, land in 950 feet, and has a maximum speed of 220 miles per hour.

Sleek and unique, the Quickie Aircraft Corporation’s Quickie Q200 always turns heads whether zooming through the sky or stationary on the ground. This is a performance pilot’s dream light sport aircraft, but it also proves its worth for casual touring.

Specifications


SPEEDCruise: 140 kti Max: 180 kti
CEILING3350 m (11,000 ft)
TYPICAL RANGE740 km / 400 nmi
LENGTH6.0 m (19.10 ft)
WINGSPAN5.0 m (16.8 ft)
HEIGHT1.35 m (4.5 ft)
TAKEOFF251-595 m (825-1953 ft)
EMPTY WEIGHT222 kg (550 lb)
MAX TAKEOFF WEIGHT500 kg (1,100 lb)
FUEL CAPACITY75.7 l (20.0 USg)
ENGINEContinental O-200 100HP 4 cylinder
COCKPIT CREW2 Max