Q1 SuperQuickie
Jinx and Brock have been receiving a lot of phone calls from all over the world regarding what we did to convert our Quickies into 50 hp machines. They decided to put together this small report to help answer them. This paper only describes what we did and what appears to be working for them.
The converted airplanes are now fully FAA certificated and seem to be functioning well. Brock have about 40 flight hours on this modification and Jinx has about 75. (He’s retired and can fly more, April 1985). So far performance has exceeded our expectations. Short runways, higher density altitudes and climb angles are problems of the past. Cruise speed is now limited by airframe redline, or in bumpy air by manoeuvre speed.
Jinx and Brock usually throttle way to a comfortable cruise to both reduce fuel flow and enjoy the sights. At full power these engines become pretty thirsty and we’re still working out of our 8 gal tanks. As is, a two hour x-c flight a reasonable reserve. Do not view these as plans or instructions to modify your Quickie. This is merely a report on how we approached the task. If something does not look right, or to you does not look right, or strong enough, that’s fine. You should run your own analyses that you are happy with. Jinx and Brock do not endorse this modification for your particular Quickie nor warranty the structural integrity of our conversion.
Please find below the full report as PDF File.
Jinx and Brock have been receiving a lot of phone calls from all over the world regarding what we did to convert our Quickies into 50 hp machines. They decided to put together this small report to help answer them. This paper only describes what we did and what appears to be working for them.
The converted airplanes are now fully FAA certificated and seem to be functioning well. Brock have about 40 flight hours on this modification and Jinx has about 75. (He’s retired and can fly more, April 1985). So far performance has exceeded our expectations. Short runways, higher density altitudes and climb angles are problems of the past. Cruise speed is now limited by airframe redline, or in bumpy air by manoeuvre speed.
Jinx and Brock usually throttle way to a comfortable cruise to both reduce fuel flow and enjoy the sights. At full power these engines become pretty thirsty and we’re still working out of our 8 gal tanks. As is, a two hour x-c flight a reasonable reserve. Do not view these as plans or instructions to modify your Quickie. This is merely a report on how we approached the task. If something does not look right, or to you does not look right, or strong enough, that’s fine. You should run your own analyses that you are happy with. Jinx and Brock do not endorse this modification for your particular Quickie nor warranty the structural integrity of our conversion.
Please find below the full report as PDF File.
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