These plans are identical to what an individual would use to build a Quickie from our Quickie Aircraft Kit.
Chapt
Title
Pages
1...
Description/Introduction
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...
*
The remaining pages of the Engine Installation section are included
only with the Quickie Engine Package.
.....Quickie Aircraft Corporation supports individuals building Quickies from our kits.
.....California residents buying the plans should
add 6% state sales tax.
COMPOSITE MATERIALS INTRODUCTORY KIT
CAN I BUILD A COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT?
WILL I ENJOY WORKING WITH GLASS & FOAM?
IS MY WORKMANSHIP ADEQUATE TO BUILD A QUICKIE?
WHAT ARE THE TECHNIQUES USED IN THE QUICKIE CONSTRUCTION?
.....There is now available an introductory kit to answer these questions for you. The kit consists of a book and sample materials, or the book can be purchased separately. The book, “Moldless
Composite Sandwich Homebuilt Aircraft Construction”, consists of 26, llxl7 pages (equal to 52 pages) describing how the material is applied, education on the materials, tools required, inspection and repair methods. Sample materials include: epoxy, microspheres, f lox, peel ply, wire for hotwire saw, etc.
.....The book is $14.50, and is available free us.
.....The kit (book and materials) is $45.50 and is also available from us. California residents please add 6% sales tax.
ONE MORE TIME AGAIN DEPARTMENT...............
.....Many Quickie builders are modifying the construction plans for the Quickie to suit their own taste. We don’t object to this as long as they understand the rammifications of each change as it applies to the rest of the design. Too many people make a change because it “looks neat” without thinking how it will affect the flying and human factors characteristics. Others don’t realise that every change One makes adds to the construction time (its like building the aircraft without plans).
.....The people that really bother us, however,
are those who don’t follow our suggestions in the “Initial Flight Testing of
your Quickie” guide and/or who indicate that they built the plane “as per plans” when
it turns out that they didn’t. We have spent countless hours working with this
group of people helping them solve problems that they have created.
.....We don’t expect this section to solve the dilemna,
but you can’t blame us for trying; One more time, “Don’t change anything on the
plans unless your qualified to assess the consequences”, and “Be prepared to
spend time rebuilding your aircraft and months debugging it if you don’t follow
our checkout guide and construction plans explicitly”
.....Now that we have got that off our chests, we will go back to being nice guys again.
ONAN CYLINDER HEAD TKMPERATURES
.....Page 4—2 of the Quickie Owner’s Manual indicates
a maximum allowable cylinder head temperature of 400 degrees Farenheit.
The “Initial Flight Testing of your Quickie” Guide says the same thing. Some
of our builders have been ignoring that limitation, usually without incident.
However, we recently saw the insides of an engine that had been to at least 480
deg. F. Examination revealed that the cylinder bores were warped.
.....The Onan is a very tough little engine, but
the pilot must not ignore the published operating limitations on the Quickie
cooling system. The Quickie uses a conventional air cooled configuaration with
cheek inlets and exhausts positioned just above the canard to make use of the
low pressure area there. The inlet and exhaust areas were designed and tested
to keep CHT below 385 degrees during climb on a 100 degree day.
.....The baffling shown in the plans must be installed
as shown to assure that all critical parts of the engine receive adequate
airflow
for
cooling.
.....Since the homebuilder installs all parts of
the cooling system, he must exercise good quality control in making and installing
the parts.
.....Predictably, there will be some variation from
builder to builder and, therefore, each installation will be somewhat unique.
If high CHT readings are noted during taxi tests, and all baffling is satisfactory,
then the exhaust exits over the canard can be opened up by trimming their forward
edges; this allows a larger opening which results in more airflow through the
engine. QAC recommends trimming away 1/4” at a time until the required CHT reading
is achieved.
.....For example, on N77Q, even with the higher horsepower modification in place, we never see more than 375 CHT in climb and never more thaii 300—325 in cruise.
.....Any overheating tendency will, of course, be
accentuated during the breakin period. That is why we recommend a minimum of
10 hours breakin before first flight. If you follow the “Initial Flight Testing
of your Quickie” guide, you will have at least five hours on the engine before
even taxing the aircraft. Onan engines typically have fairly long breakin times,
which is why we make the recommendations that we do. Be cautious, however, while
breaking your engine in on the ground, so that you don’t let it overheat; this
requires constant monitoring of the
temperatures & pressures.
ENGINE MOUNTING
.....We are going to devote a sizable portion of this newsletter to discussing engine mounting and other factors that affect the engine vibration level.
.....There has been a wide variance in vibration level perceived by the Quickie builders currently flying. We have made trips to personally inspect four of these aircraft. In each case, we have located items that were not “as per plans”. In each case, we have been able to locate the problems, and help the builder correct them. Obviously, it is not possible to help every one of our over 300 builders in this way because of the expense involved. Therefore, through this newsletter, we are going to attempt to disseminate all available information and thoughts on this matter, as well as to give each builder a systematic means for checking out his aircraft.
.....First, the Quickie is a small, lightweight aircraft with a large and relatively heavy two cylinder opposed engine. This combination accentuates any errors in engine mounting related factors in the form of increased vibration level. N77Q and over half of the other Quickies that are flying, are very smooth. This is the result of following the plans to the letter, and then fine tuning each installation. A few others have ignored parts of the plans, and then been mystiiied as to why their engine / airframe combination vibrated excessively, and why they have broken instruments.
.....Therefore, we recommend that every Quickie builder read this section very carefully, and ask any question necessary to understand everything that we say.
.....There are several airframe items that must be done properly to minmize vibration. First, the Forward Cockpit Cover must be joined to the fuselage “tub” with
glass tapes on the inside as well as the outside in order to have a sandwich
structure. Next, the Firewall Braces (page 15—2) must be in place. They brace and attach
