| Quickie Q2 | |
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| Quickie Q2 | |
| Role | amateur-built airplane |
| Manufacturer | Quickie Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | Garry LeGare, Tom Jewett and Gene Sheehan |
| First flight | July 1980[1] |
| Status | kit production completed |
| Number built | 2000+ |
| Developed from | Rutan Quickie |
The Quickie Q2 or Q2 is a two-seat version of the unique Rutan Quickie,[2] produced in kit form by the Quickie Aircraft Corporation founded by Tom Jewett and Gene Sheehan. Canadian Garry LeGare was involved in the design.[3]
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.[citation needed] 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.
As efficient as the original Q1 design,[citation needed] the Q2 is of composite construction.
- ^ "Quickies catch on fast". flightglobal.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Canada Aviation and Space Museum (n.d.). "Quickie". Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Kocivar, Ben (August 1981). 180 MPH Kit Canard. Retrieved February 28, 2010.