I built and have flown my Q200 Quickie for 23 years now. It has over 2000 hours on it. Has been flown in 28 states. It has a Continental 0200 pumped up with 9:1.1 Lycon pistons, dual electronic Lightspeed Ignitions, Autopilot, oxygen equipped, ceiling 19,500’. Top speed 210 mph. Will be showing and flying it tomorrow at the Livermore, Ca. Air Show tomorrow. Burt Rutan did not design the Q2Quickie. Tom Jewett, Gary Lagare and Gene Sheehan did, in Mojave, Ca. Jimmy, at air shows, people will walk past a line of RV’s, Glassair and Lanceair’s to get a look at a 44 year old plane that looks like it’s right outa StarWars. . Still very futuristic looking. What a sweet airplane. Jim Patillo N46JP -Q200
This is why a visit to McMinnville is so rewarding. The docents that attend this museum are , quite often , first hand experts in the subjects they explain and reveal to those visitors who show interest in the exhibits.(My visit ,including an internal inspection of the Spruce Goose , certainly rewarded the effort it took to visit the Museum.). Cheers from Downunder👍🇦🇺🇺🇸
Silas is quite a young man. He is gaining experience and skill in many areas that will serve him well all his life. We, the audience, don’t know his mother; but we are certain she has much to do with his education. What we do see is a father who is dedicated to being a family leader and teacher. Good job Jimmy.
You are definitely one of the most determined people on planet earth and I love your optimism! Please don't use starter fluid - it can damage a piston or rod if it pre-ignites, squirt some 2-stroke gas/oil mix instead.
Quickie Q2! I love those things. Tandem wings are badass and it’s just a scale up from a Rutan design. What could be cooler! I am constantly envious of you Jimmy (in the best way), keep up the great work!
Jim, I think of all the videos you've made this is the most fascinating aviation wise! Please make a follow-up video with the gentleman who helped design the SR-71 engine!
Thank you Jimmy, a very educational video. Kudos to your subscribers for the additional information provided. And finally how wonderful it is to see your son so involved and enthusiastic while hanging with dad, good stuff!
my grandfathers pride was his quickie - his first solo flight... on approach for landing he pancaked on runway. he lived with the damage being no more quickie, a missing tip of his tongue, and a broken back. really sad for him to have lost it all. proud of him for building it, a real accomplishment.
Really cool. My brother was a USAF mechanic on the SR-71 and was stationed in Okinawa. He's 10 years older than me. I was stationed in Okinawa in 2008 (my 18th year in the Air Force) almost 26 years after him. I was the commander of the largest ground radar site in Japan and going into my building the cement pavement in front of the door said Habu, which is what they called the SR-71 in Okinawa (its a local snake). So although the SR-71 was no longer there, several decades later I was in the same building the Blackbird/Habu pilots flew out of.
Every video you've done at this museum has been top notch, classic Jimmy's World! This plane has such a funky look, it reminds me of an old Ed Roth glass bubble top custom he'd build, and I love it!
I loved the chat from Arnie, as i once made "parts" for Rolls Royce Aero here In currently sunny England up till I retired 20 years ago. In my youth, I even machined "prototype" pieces for our Concorde.. But talk of Mach 3 leaves me wondering the real reason our Concorde was banned from flying? That topped out at Mach 2.4 yeh baby. Not many passenger jets flew as fast eh, and still don't, anyway, enjoyed your crazy style of presentation and to be honest I just love planes of all types. Thanks, Jimmy lad, till the next video it is. - Ian - UK.
Just realised - that spout was maybe for long-term parking? Flip it down and evaporation/water ingress will be reduced. But Jimmy needs to leave it open to atmosphere when he's flying.
Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I reckon the Long EZEs look more futuristic. I was at a UK airshow in the 90s, and a similar type of aircraft was being demonstrated - it was a biplane canard with wheels in the wing tips. I can't remember what it was called. The pilot got a dose of exhibitionitis and brought it in hot to the grass runway (or maybe it was also tricky on the flare-out). He dropped it hard and there was a sickening, dull crunch as one wing folded and the plane scraped to a halt on its belly. As he climbed out the pale-faced pilot gave a cheery forced smile, and they dragged the wreck unceremoniously to one side. I reckon he lost all sales on it. After that I came to the conclusion that wheels that far apart are not a good idea.
PS I think it could have been a Viking Dragonfly. They apparently have a much slower stall speed, consequently don't need such long runways as the Quickies.
These planes are awesome. Thanks for the tour of the SR-71. I want to tell everyone what I learned about the bypass producing all the thrust at mach 2 and above. Duh, that's why it's so bloody fast!
Not only its speed, but its range too! Its how it was able to fly for 90 minutes at full beans before needing to either land or find an aerial tanker, iirc
On the Blackbird: "And at moment a twelve-year-old was reaching for the mic button." I love that story. I don't know how many times I've heard it, but every time it pops up in my TH-cam feed, I listen to it. It was very sad to hear of Major Brian Schul's passing on May 20th, 2023. Great video Jimmy! Keep them coming. Thanks!
👋👋PLEASE fly this one!! As long as you can safely do so. I love watching you getting them running, but i would love to see one of the biplanes or especialy this one going for a rip🥳. After proper inspections. Be like watching Vice Grip getting a hotrod started and just pushing it back in the weeds😔
Hi. Great clip as always. I had one of these in the UK back in the 80's. Q2 with the Revmaster. Its a great plane to fly, but as mentioned by others, its a laminar flow wing. Doesn't like bugs or rain. Our A/C had a modification which was a separate trim tab on the Fin to allow more/instant pitch control if flight into rain. Had to use it several times especially when just getting airborne and hitting a shower the A/C would pitch nose down with loss of lift. The Rudder has a dead patch around 40-60 MPH so you need to train your brain to steer on the ground with opposite aileron...ie If the A/C slews to the right, you have to correct its Right Aileron to cause the Left aileron to lower and thus create drag to slew you back to the left..... Sounds complicated but you do get the knack of it pretty quick. From what I remember, it used to cruise around 120/130 MPH, VNE around 160/180 getting the A/C in the correct trim config for the cruise took a little practice. very economical. Enjoy it, its a great fun plane. 👍👍
All the informations in your videos, like this one, are simply interesting and amazing. Many thanks for the interview on the Sr71 airplane. My hat off! Cheers from Italy
Hi Jimmy, always a lot of fun to watch your video’s. The biggest reason for using this wing arrangement is that every surface is contributing to the positive lift iso of the need for a downward pushing or neutral tailplane. That is why there is so “little” wing needed on this airplane. It is a design way ahead of its time and already very well known when I was studying aeronautical engineering decades ago. The SR-71 is the masterpiece Kelly Johnson gave to the world of aviation. Thanks to you and Arnie for the walkaround.
I missed that Jimmy even found the key before he just stuck it into the ignition. The discovery of the evil reversed polarity of the plane was a HUGE winner before energizing the system! The engine ran like charm. A new propeller, dried out seats, new fuel lines and you are ready to hit the skies. And remember - Keep the blue side up!
Positive ground systems do not play well with modern electronics. I myself would switch the plane over to a negative ground system, easy enough to do. Given that this is an experimental it's just about documenting it in the logs.
The Quickie Q 2 is a great and efficient little airplane. Nice to fly. Do not stall on landing you’ll not enjoy the bounce. Fly it on to the runway. Keep active on the rudders and make sure you have plenty of landing distance as they do tend to go for a bit. Taxi is easy due to the good forward visibility.
This is a Q2 with a Hali modified VWEngine, probably under powered with more than one aboard. I had a Dragonfly mark I which is very similar. The reflexors were a modification that allowed you to reflex the ailerons to, usually up, to help trim the load off the elevators on the forward canard. They usually fly very nice, but BE CARFUL when landing. If you flare to land, you will bounce and bounce BIG! You just fly it on to the runway, easy on e learned, but exciting until you do. Also, you will find it a foot full on the runway until slowed down. Not for the sloppy pilot. I loved my Dragonfly, but many were scrapped or damaged in the early days. Be careful. Also, why was it donated to a museum? Perhaps scared the pilot too much? If the alignment of the canard and wing is out a few degrees, it will be impossible to fly safely.
Reflexor Modification.. "Description: The aileron reflexor changes the faired setting of the ailerons in flight to a setting below and above the neutral setting (0°) of the ailerons. It does so by changing the length of the stroke of the vertical push-pull aileron tubes located on the FS94 bulkhead of the Q2 and Q-200 kits. The basic aileron torque tube bearings are removed and replaced by a bearing that is displaced vertically by a cam. As the cam is rotated the aileron torque tube and vertical push-pull tubes are moved up and down. This will cause deflection of the aileron torque tube over it's entire length, eliminating fatigue of the tube, and the use of universal joints." "The net effect of being able to change aileron settings in flight enables the pilot to fine tune the aircraft's flight and landing attitude for various weight and cg conditions. Also, for the Q2 with GU Canard, in heavy rain, it's adjustment will help unload the canard and reduce trim changes due to rain effect."
I had a Quickie single seater. In the rain, or with bugs on the leading edge, the laminar front wing stalls and the elevator/flap can barely keep the nose up. The reflexor was an extra trim to stop the nose dropping. The Q2 has a different front wing section but take your test-pilot wings with you!
@@HelplessMammal G'day, Welcome to the Joys of Super Laminar Flow Composite Aerofoils... They GOTTA Be really Really REALLY Smooth. In the 1980s a rash of Slippery Canards began crashing in Light Rain. Surface Tension Glued Droplets to the Gel-Coat, giving a Stippled Surface. Drag went up 30%, Lift went down 35%, and Stall Speed went up 35%, for the effected Section. Edinburgh University figured out a Rain-Safe Modification... But it involved applying Coarse Sandpaper to the front 50% of the Aerofoil, and leaving deep Cross-Hatch patterned Scratches running diagonally both ways as well as straight back.... Then, In Rain, The Water wet the bottom of the Scratches and the Surface Tension made the Water Sheet smoothly and thus Preserve the Smoothness of the Surface presenting to the Air. However, The scratchy hatchy Rainsafe Wings though, Lost ALL the benefits of the Super-Laminar Flow Section..., anytime it was Not Raining.... And, of course, Bug Guts ruins the Smoothness, Wet or dry. So, While Canards are Still a thing, Canards with Super-Laminar Flow Forward Aerofoils Can Sometimes require Power-diving at the Runway to Achieve the required Airspeed to keep a Wet/dirty Canard from Stalling & dropping the Nose Uncontrollably - Especially if the Stick is Pulled back to try Recovering from the Dive. And most People stopped trying to Fly them. Maybe that's why it's in the Museum ? Just(ifiably ?) sayin'. Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
About 15 years ago a friend almost lost a prop on a J3 that had a wooden prop. This plane sat in a barn in Ohio for nearly 30 years, he did the standard preflight, yanked pulled and looked as you should. When he started it and let it run for about 10 minutes, he said he heard a really odd sound and noticed a increasing vibration. After further inspection he found that the prop was loose and that the prop had shrunk over time causing it to be loose. I love the look of wooden props but certain care should always be taken, such as positioning it horizontal when storing and such. I wonder if thats what happened to that prop.
That would be a cool buy, canards are really neat. One use to fly around the St. Augustine airport all the time when I was a kid. Think it had a VW engine in it if I remember correctly.
Jimmy, I love your videos. You have never made one I didn’t like. You are a very respectable person that truly loves and respects the laws of Air and Aircraft’s. I hope to see many many more videos from you. Best of luck!!
The Q 200 is an amazing aircraft. I owned one and put about 1000 hours on it. They are fast and will not spin. If you end up flying it, you will never go back to a standard wing airplane. They are amazing.
Hi Jimmy. I immediately recognized this as the Quickie. It was offered as a kit. A couple I bought an old car from back in the 80s was building one. I have no idea if it was ever completed or not. But yeah, it's definitely a weird one.
My dad built one of these and I had to crawl in the tail to do some cables and blocking because I was small enough. He never flew it because the partner he was building it with got a bubble in the fiberglass on one of the canards. His partner didn’t think they needed to redo the canard and my dad disagreed. He sold his half to his partner and walked away. So he bought a Cessna 320 with another partner.
I love visiting Evergreen. I geek out every time I go even if nothing has changed display wise. The Air Force Museum in Dayton would be a fun experience too.
Hi guys, wow, what happen too your son. He grew, last time i seen him his was a little grass hopper.. now , sprung up like a weed.. Glad he is with you on this trip. Education with hands on. Your vids are really educational. thanks..
@Jimmys World - the control surfaces in the front are just elevators, the ones on the rear/main wing are reflexerons. On the subject of the reflexerons: Short version: the reflexor mod allows for lower drag and higher speed at cruise. Longer version: it allows you to put the ailerons in trail of the main (rear) wing, which reduces the lift required from the elevators on the canard (to balance your center of lift), and this allows you to fly the airplane at a more optimal angle of attack, i.e. putting the airfoils closer to their angle of best L/D.
LOL That's the cutest plane ever i would have bought instantly if i could. You should 100% come to Denmark and hand it over to me .. Love your content.. keep up the good work .. we need way more people like you on this planet.
Just a thought. I imagine these people that sold/donated these planes to the museum for future generations to see might be a tad bit upset that the museum sold them to private owners. Cool watch either way thanks Jimmy!
The interview on the 71 was my fav, the designer/engineer says, they are still top secret tech that is used today, your response, so, what are they? HAHA, CLASIC.
Hey Jimmy, I believe the "Reflexor" is that it had a Reflex Airfoil that is often seen on "tailless aircraft" A reflex airfoil is one where the camber line curves back up towards the teailing edge. This allows the moment about the aerodynamic center to be made zero. When you don't have a traditional elevator to counteract the moment with opposing force, you need to balance that lift out. The main wing (middle) definitely has the reflex airfoil which allows the Aileron pitch trim)
@@crimestoppers1877 The aileron reflexor (often shortened to just reflexor) is so called because its original use was to reflex the ailerons trailing edge up. It came about because the GU canard exhibited a considerable loss of lift if the surface became contaminated with bugs and/or rain so a solution was sought to be able to combat the effect of having to hold significant back stick. The ailerons on the rear wing were provided with a secondary trim function which allowed them, in addition to their normal function of moving in opposite direction as ailerons, to move up or down together like flaperons. With care, this can be used on the ground to produce a tail down pitch authority which can be a significant help, both with tail wheel steering on the tail dragger, usually only after landing by increasing down force and tyre adhesion, or as a means to help lift the nose wheel on take off with the Tri Q, the Tri prefix being short for Tricycle undercarriage. Unlike the aileron reflexor, The T-tail is not rigged through the ailerons so has no other shared function. It works directly as a mini all flying tail plane fin mounted in the conventional sense. It becomes a third entirely separate flying surface to the canard and main wing. Both the aileron reflexor and the Le Gare T-Tail were separate developments to provide additional pitch control to overcome the loss of canard lift described. Both the mechanical type aileron reflexor and T-Tail are controlled independently of the canard mounted elevator control circuit, which is driven by the stick. They each therefore require a separate lever.
Loving the walk through of SR71 engine components and functions, Jimmy Sky King. Such a bad azz futuristic design from Kelly and mind blowing that it was from 1960's. Experimental needs loads of upgrades and drains. KARATE CHOP 🤚!!!
I live in Oregon, and I've been to Evergreen many times. I love seeing the airplanes i've seen in person so many times on your channel. Love your channel Jimmy.
Jimmy are you pre oiling these engines that you start after sitting for year? Pre oiling is probably the best preventive measure you can take. Highly recommend do this step. Enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing.
Also, to prevent early failure of the strobe Power Supplies, they should be over about an hours time starting from 3 volts to 12 V gradually increase voltage without strobes connected to "reform" the electrolytic capacitors inside. This is true if it hasn't been operated for over a year for sure, 6 months even better. To do this process one needs an adjustable voltage output power supply.
I just rode my motorcycle through Plant City after visiting my father in Vero Beach a few days ago. Was hoping to see Cameron or The Silver Bullet go streaking by... My father lives about 1/4 mile from the Piper manufacturing facility which is neat. Got to see a brand new Piper M600 SLS in a beautiful dark graphite and Royal Blue livery.
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw this video. I remembered a book I have had on my shelf gathering dust, called Composite Construction for Homebuilt Aircraft, written by the late Jack Lambie (Aviation Publishers, PA; 2nd edition 1985), which has a chapter on the aircraft. He tested the Quickie 2, produced as you mentioned by Tom Jewitt, boss of the Quickie Aircraft Co. Jack knew more about light aircraft than many of us have had hot dinners. He had a gentleman's disagreement with Tom, pointing out that the Q2 needed a small stabilizer at the tail. Tom thought it would spoil its efficiency. The issue was that the biplane canard would lose lift on its front wing easily if rain or bugs built up on it and would start diving. Jack Lambie was proved right - the designer eventually marketed a tiny tailplane to be retrofitted to the Quickie series. Jack also did some math on the plane and found it had a lift coefficient of only 1.05, compared to a bog standard Cessna which attained 1.5. That is why canards do well when going fast, but need a ton of runway to operate from. Jack said the Q2 did not turn well, had high sills so was difficult to see out of, and was particularly obstructed when sitting on its tail wheel. He had high praise for the 2,100cc Revmaster, which he found was as reliable as its VW-based engine (which you correctely sussed). Best wishes from a now-armchair pilot in London UK.
That info about the SR71 engine was very interesting. The highly classified ( what are those ) 😂😂😂😂 too funny. Looking forward to seeing whats next on the channel. Thanks for your energy . 👍✌
Is that a Quickie or a Dragonfly? Oh a Quickie Q2. The plane is so cute. The Revmaster is a converted VW engine. I might buy it from you if the Price is Right. By the way the gas tank is the bottom of your seat. Literally. Sounds like that plane was designed by a Rutan or Someone like a Rutan. Everything is reverse to Normal. It needs a boat plug that you can remove to drain the fuselage. Kelly Johnson was an absolute aviation Genius!!! Nothing could catch it or shoot it down. The plane was built at Skunkworks! Your Revmaster has a Fram Oil filter from AutoZone, Advance, O'Reilly or Walmart Aviation Supply. LOL I love homebuilt experimental aircraft. I am guessing 3 tries will get it started.
I love every green, We had a couple of rc events behind the musium at the rc park. Back in the day, We actually got to se them moving the water parks 747 across the highway before the water park was build,
Jimmy, have you been to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo? They have a GREAT youtube channel, and a really cool museum. You can actually lay your hands on an sr71 blackbird (as an added bonus)
I built and have flown my Q200 Quickie for 23 years now. It has over 2000 hours on it. Has been flown in 28 states. It has a Continental 0200 pumped up with 9:1.1 Lycon pistons, dual electronic Lightspeed Ignitions, Autopilot, oxygen equipped, ceiling 19,500’. Top speed 210 mph. Will be showing and flying it tomorrow at the Livermore, Ca. Air Show tomorrow. Burt Rutan did not design the Q2Quickie. Tom Jewett, Gary Lagare and Gene Sheehan did, in Mojave, Ca.
Jimmy, at air shows, people will walk past a line of RV’s, Glassair and Lanceair’s to get a look at a 44 year old plane that looks like it’s right outa StarWars. . Still very futuristic looking. What a sweet airplane. Jim Patillo N46JP -Q200
I flew 260 hours in a Q-200. 175 MPH on O-200. Your airplane is exceptionally fast. What is the HP in Your Q-200? Maybe the high ceiling is key.
That SR-71 engine is unbelievable! The guy explaining it is awesome!
This is why a visit to McMinnville is so rewarding. The docents that attend this museum are , quite often , first hand experts in the subjects they explain and reveal to those visitors who show interest in the exhibits.(My visit ,including an internal inspection of the Spruce Goose , certainly rewarded the effort it took to visit the Museum.). Cheers from Downunder👍🇦🇺🇺🇸
Silas is quite a young man. He is gaining experience and skill in many areas that will serve him well all his life. We, the audience, don’t know his mother; but we are certain she has much to do with his education. What we do see is a father who is dedicated to being a family leader and teacher. Good job Jimmy.
Your son is the spitting image of you. He just needs to grow a tash and you could be twins!
You are definitely one of the most determined people on planet earth and I love your optimism! Please don't use starter fluid - it can damage a piston or rod if it pre-ignites, squirt some 2-stroke gas/oil mix instead.
If you recall Jimmy, a very early airplane had the elevators up front. It was the Wright Flyer.
Alberto Santos Dumont flew a canard known as '14 bis'.
My favorite example is the Rutan Long-EZ
Quickie Q2! I love those things. Tandem wings are badass and it’s just a scale up from a Rutan design. What could be cooler! I am constantly envious of you Jimmy (in the best way), keep up the great work!
Jim, I think of all the videos you've made this is the most fascinating aviation wise! Please make a follow-up video with the gentleman who helped design the SR-71 engine!
That's the plan!
Thank you Jimmy, a very educational video. Kudos to your subscribers for the additional information provided. And finally how wonderful it is to see your son so involved and enthusiastic while hanging with dad, good stuff!
my grandfathers pride was his quickie - his first solo flight... on approach for landing he pancaked on runway. he lived with the damage being no more quickie, a missing tip of his tongue, and a broken back. really sad for him to have lost it all. proud of him for building it, a real accomplishment.
Really cool. My brother was a USAF mechanic on the SR-71 and was stationed in Okinawa. He's 10 years older than me. I was stationed in Okinawa in 2008 (my 18th year in the Air Force) almost 26 years after him. I was the commander of the largest ground radar site in Japan and going into my building the cement pavement in front of the door said Habu, which is what they called the SR-71 in Okinawa (its a local snake). So although the SR-71 was no longer there, several decades later I was in the same building the Blackbird/Habu pilots flew out of.
Every video you've done at this museum has been top notch, classic Jimmy's World! This plane has such a funky look, it reminds me of an old Ed Roth glass bubble top custom he'd build, and I love it!
You need to bring that SR71 Guy home, and set him up in the spare bedroom. Just listening for a few minutes, WOW! Wealth of knowledge!
I loved the chat from Arnie, as i once made "parts" for Rolls Royce Aero here In currently sunny England up till I retired 20 years ago. In my youth, I even machined "prototype" pieces for our Concorde.. But talk of Mach 3 leaves me wondering the real reason our Concorde was banned from flying? That topped out at Mach 2.4 yeh baby. Not many passenger jets flew as fast eh, and still don't, anyway, enjoyed your crazy style of presentation and to be honest I just love planes of all types. Thanks, Jimmy lad, till the next video it is. - Ian - UK.
Absolutely loving this series of videos at the museum, top stuff!
Wheels on the wing, no horizontal, thermos gas cap, step that says no step, it’s fine. I vote two tries to start.
Just realised - that spout was maybe for long-term parking? Flip it down and evaporation/water ingress will be reduced. But Jimmy needs to leave it open to atmosphere when he's flying.
Thank you Jimmy. That Pratt and Witney guy was very interesting. Most enjoyable vid
The Quickie and the Q-2 is one of the most beautiful airplanes I've ever seen. I would love to own one. Thanks for sharing.
Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I reckon the Long EZEs look more futuristic.
I was at a UK airshow in the 90s, and a similar type of aircraft was being demonstrated - it was a biplane canard with wheels in the wing tips. I can't remember what it was called. The pilot got a dose of exhibitionitis and brought it in hot to the grass runway (or maybe it was also tricky on the flare-out). He dropped it hard and there was a sickening, dull crunch as one wing folded and the plane scraped to a halt on its belly. As he climbed out the pale-faced pilot gave a cheery forced smile, and they dragged the wreck unceremoniously to one side. I reckon he lost all sales on it. After that I came to the conclusion that wheels that far apart are not a good idea.
PS I think it could have been a Viking Dragonfly. They apparently have a much slower stall speed, consequently don't need such long runways as the Quickies.
These planes are awesome. Thanks for the tour of the SR-71. I want to tell everyone what I learned about the bypass producing all the thrust at mach 2 and above. Duh, that's why it's so bloody fast!
Not only its speed, but its range too! Its how it was able to fly for 90 minutes at full beans before needing to either land or find an aerial tanker, iirc
I love how the oil smelled so bad that Silas had to come back for a second whiff at @23:03. 🤣
Loved the SR-71 tour and specs info!
Incredible thank Jimmy great video
On the Blackbird: "And at moment a twelve-year-old was reaching for the mic button." I love that story. I don't know how many times I've heard it, but every time it pops up in my TH-cam feed, I listen to it. It was very sad to hear of Major Brian Schul's passing on May 20th, 2023. Great video Jimmy! Keep them coming. Thanks!
Please more of Arnie and the Blackbird! That was so, I don't know, just "wow".
Oh a Dragonfly, very cool aircraft. Right there with the beauty of a LongEZ. Thanks for the share Jimmy.
Quickie Q2 a cousin of the dragonfly.
not a Dragonfly
👋👋PLEASE fly this one!! As long as you can safely do so. I love watching you getting them running, but i would love to see one of the biplanes or especialy this one going for a rip🥳. After proper inspections. Be like watching Vice Grip getting a hotrod started and just pushing it back in the weeds😔
Hi. Great clip as always. I had one of these in the UK back in the 80's. Q2 with the Revmaster. Its a great plane to fly, but as mentioned by others, its a laminar flow wing. Doesn't like bugs or rain. Our A/C had a modification which was a separate trim tab on the Fin to allow more/instant pitch control if flight into rain. Had to use it several times especially when just getting airborne and hitting a shower the A/C would pitch nose down with loss of lift. The Rudder has a dead patch around 40-60 MPH so you need to train your brain to steer on the ground with opposite aileron...ie If the A/C slews to the right, you have to correct its Right Aileron to cause the Left aileron to lower and thus create drag to slew you back to the left..... Sounds complicated but you do get the knack of it pretty quick. From what I remember, it used to cruise around 120/130 MPH, VNE around 160/180 getting the A/C in the correct trim config for the cruise took a little practice. very economical. Enjoy it, its a great fun plane. 👍👍
All the informations in your videos, like this one, are simply interesting and amazing. Many thanks for the interview on the Sr71 airplane. My hat off! Cheers from Italy
Hi Jimmy, always a lot of fun to watch your video’s. The biggest reason for using this wing arrangement is that every surface is contributing to the positive lift iso of the need for a downward pushing or neutral tailplane. That is why there is so “little” wing needed on this airplane. It is a design way ahead of its time and already very well known when I was studying aeronautical engineering decades ago. The SR-71 is the masterpiece Kelly Johnson gave to the world of aviation. Thanks to you and Arnie for the walkaround.
I missed that Jimmy even found the key before he just stuck it into the ignition. The discovery of the evil reversed polarity of the plane was a HUGE winner before energizing the system! The engine ran like charm. A new propeller, dried out seats, new fuel lines and you are ready to hit the skies. And remember - Keep the blue side up!
Fiberglass planes don't really have a ground so whats reversed?
@@FlyMeAirplane The cables are reversed. The color code is reversed. It is just plain evil stuff going on.
Positive ground systems do not play well with modern electronics. I myself would switch the plane over to a negative ground system, easy enough to do. Given that this is an experimental it's just about documenting it in the logs.
So how much for the quickie?
Plane built by mad scientist for sale😂
The Quickie Q 2 is a great and efficient little airplane. Nice to fly. Do not stall on landing you’ll not enjoy the bounce. Fly it on to the runway. Keep active on the rudders and make sure you have plenty of landing distance as they do tend to go for a bit. Taxi is easy due to the good forward visibility.
I fly a Glasair and it also requires a small amount of power all the way to the ground, a subtle flair just before the ground.
This is a Q2 with a Hali modified VWEngine, probably under powered with more than one aboard. I had a Dragonfly mark I which is very similar. The reflexors were a modification that allowed you to reflex the ailerons to, usually up, to help trim the load off the elevators on the forward canard. They usually fly very nice, but BE CARFUL when landing. If you flare to land, you will bounce and bounce BIG! You just fly it on to the runway, easy on e learned, but exciting until you do. Also, you will find it a foot full on the runway until slowed down. Not for the sloppy pilot. I loved my Dragonfly, but many were scrapped or damaged in the early days. Be careful. Also, why was it donated to a museum? Perhaps scared the pilot too much? If the alignment of the canard and wing is out a few degrees, it will be impossible to fly safely.
yep i bounced mine a couple times learning to fly it.
This video make me want to fly here and talk to Arnie! What an incredible wealth of knowledge!
Reflexor Modification..
"Description: The aileron reflexor changes the faired setting of the ailerons in flight to a setting below and above the neutral setting (0°) of the ailerons. It does so by changing the length of the stroke of the vertical push-pull aileron tubes located on the FS94 bulkhead of the Q2 and Q-200 kits. The basic aileron torque tube bearings are removed and replaced by a bearing that is displaced vertically by a cam. As the cam is rotated the aileron torque tube and vertical push-pull tubes are moved up and down. This will cause deflection of the aileron torque tube over it's entire length, eliminating fatigue of the tube, and the use of universal joints."
"The net effect of being able to change aileron settings in flight enables the pilot to fine tune the aircraft's flight and landing attitude for various weight and cg conditions. Also, for the Q2 with GU Canard, in heavy rain, it's adjustment will help unload the canard and reduce trim changes due to rain effect."
Have been waiting for this video! I love the way that thing looks! I want!
I had a Quickie single seater. In the rain, or with bugs on the leading edge, the laminar front wing stalls and the elevator/flap can barely keep the nose up. The reflexor was an extra trim to stop the nose dropping. The Q2 has a different front wing section but take your test-pilot wings with you!
Bugs on the leading edge stalls the wing OMG
That's flying on the edge!
@@HelplessMammal
G'day,
Welcome to the
Joys of
Super Laminar Flow
Composite
Aerofoils...
They
GOTTA
Be really Really REALLY
Smooth.
In the 1980s a rash of
Slippery Canards began crashing in
Light Rain.
Surface Tension
Glued
Droplets to the
Gel-Coat, giving a
Stippled Surface.
Drag went up 30%, Lift went down 35%, and Stall Speed went up 35%, for the effected Section.
Edinburgh University figured out a
Rain-Safe Modification...
But it involved applying
Coarse Sandpaper to the front 50% of the Aerofoil, and leaving deep Cross-Hatch patterned Scratches running diagonally both ways as well as straight back....
Then,
In Rain,
The Water wet the bottom of the
Scratches and the
Surface Tension made the
Water
Sheet smoothly and thus
Preserve the
Smoothness of the
Surface presenting to the
Air.
However,
The scratchy hatchy
Rainsafe Wings though,
Lost
ALL the benefits of the
Super-Laminar Flow
Section..., anytime it was
Not
Raining....
And, of course,
Bug Guts ruins the
Smoothness,
Wet or dry.
So,
While Canards are
Still a thing,
Canards with
Super-Laminar Flow
Forward Aerofoils
Can
Sometimes require
Power-diving at the Runway to
Achieve the required
Airspeed to keep a
Wet/dirty
Canard from
Stalling & dropping the
Nose
Uncontrollably -
Especially if the Stick is
Pulled back to try
Recovering from the
Dive.
And most
People stopped trying to
Fly them.
Maybe that's why it's in the
Museum ?
Just(ifiably ?) sayin'.
Have a good one...
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
@@HelplessMammalit's a laminar flow airfoil, very efficient but unforgiving of disturbance on the wing. Bugs rain etc
@@danblumelsounds dangerous as
No elevator, darn that means you have to take the stairs.
😂😂
About 15 years ago a friend almost lost a prop on a J3 that had a wooden prop. This plane sat in a barn in Ohio for nearly 30 years, he did the standard preflight, yanked pulled and looked as you should. When he started it and let it run for about 10 minutes, he said he heard a really odd sound and noticed a increasing vibration. After further inspection he found that the prop was loose and that the prop had shrunk over time causing it to be loose. I love the look of wooden props but certain care should always be taken, such as positioning it horizontal when storing and such. I wonder if thats what happened to that prop.
Torque a wooden prop every week and make sure the crush plates are designed for a wood prop.
@@buckmurdock2500 yeah, should be every 50 hours.
Hey Jimmy who should I contact to make an offer on the “peculiar plane”? I will send contact info if needed
That would be a cool buy, canards are really neat. One use to fly around the St. Augustine airport all the time when I was a kid. Think it had a VW engine in it if I remember correctly.
I wooden use a wooden prop .
Arnie is such an interesting guy, very knowledgeable. Id love to listen to him talk about jet engines
Jimmy, I love your videos. You have never made one I didn’t like. You are a very respectable person that truly loves and respects the laws of Air and Aircraft’s. I hope to see many many more videos from you. Best of luck!!
That was a riviting Blackbird walk and talk! Thanks
am i the only one that his shows reminds me of working with our dads???? keep the great content coming
The Q 200 is an amazing aircraft. I owned one and put about 1000 hours on it. They are fast and will not spin. If you end up flying it, you will never go back to a standard wing airplane. They are amazing.
This one doesn't have 100 HP like the Q200
I was always told they are very prone to crashing. And not very stable
@@gsxr600rafii not at all. they will ground loop if yo are not careful due to the wide landing gear
Hi Jimmy. I immediately recognized this as the Quickie. It was offered as a kit. A couple I bought an old car from back in the 80s was building one. I have no idea if it was ever completed or not. But yeah, it's definitely a weird one.
what a nice guy Arnie! thank you! have a nice day sir !
Very Cool to see all these interesting museum planes !!!
Thanks for the SR71 tour, Arnie knows his stuff, he is a real assett to the museum and a welth of knowledge.
The Jimmy's World content has really been fantastic lately. The museum rescue series is incredibly interesting. I'm excited to see what's next
as long as you don't want to see anything actually fly . . .
My dad built one of these and I had to crawl in the tail to do some cables and blocking because I was small enough. He never flew it because the partner he was building it with got a bubble in the fiberglass on one of the canards. His partner didn’t think they needed to redo the canard and my dad disagreed. He sold his half to his partner and walked away. So he bought a Cessna 320 with another partner.
I love visiting Evergreen. I geek out every time I go even if nothing has changed display wise. The Air Force Museum in Dayton would be a fun experience too.
Hi guys, wow, what happen too your son. He grew, last time i seen him his was a little grass hopper.. now , sprung up like a weed.. Glad he is with you on this trip. Education with hands on. Your vids are really educational. thanks..
GOOD MORNING JIMMY!!!
Good morning from Minnesota! Fun episode!
@Jimmys World - the control surfaces in the front are just elevators, the ones on the rear/main wing are reflexerons.
On the subject of the reflexerons:
Short version: the reflexor mod allows for lower drag and higher speed at cruise. Longer version: it allows you to put the ailerons in trail of the main (rear) wing, which reduces the lift required from the elevators on the canard (to balance your center of lift), and this allows you to fly the airplane at a more optimal angle of attack, i.e. putting the airfoils closer to their angle of best L/D.
What model is this plane?
Thank you for posting this interesting informative background storyline
@@DCSCustomFabIt's a Quickie Q2 or Q200. It's a two-seat derivative of the Quickie Q1, which the famous Burt Rutan helped design.
Great show the 71 interlude was so cool truly he was made of The Right Stuff!
LOL That's the cutest plane ever i would have bought instantly if i could.
You should 100% come to Denmark and hand it over to me ..
Love your content.. keep up the good work .. we need way more people like you on this planet.
Just a thought. I imagine these people that sold/donated these planes to the museum for future generations to see might be a tad bit upset that the museum sold them to private owners. Cool watch either way thanks Jimmy!
The interview on the 71 was my fav, the designer/engineer says, they are still top secret tech that is used today, your response, so, what are they? HAHA, CLASIC.
Hey Jimmy, I believe the "Reflexor" is that it had a Reflex Airfoil that is often seen on "tailless aircraft"
A reflex airfoil is one where the camber line curves back up towards the teailing edge. This allows the moment about the aerodynamic center to be made zero. When you don't have a traditional elevator to counteract the moment with opposing force, you need to balance that lift out. The main wing (middle) definitely has the reflex airfoil which allows the Aileron pitch trim)
I think the Wright Brothers invented the first Reflexive wings when they developed wing warping instead of using an elevator for coordinated turns.
@@crimestoppers1877
The aileron reflexor (often shortened to just reflexor) is so called because its original use was to reflex the ailerons trailing edge up. It came about because the GU canard exhibited a considerable loss of lift if the surface became contaminated with bugs and/or rain so a solution was sought to be able to combat the effect of having to hold significant back stick. The ailerons on the rear wing were provided with a secondary trim function which allowed them, in addition to their normal function of moving in opposite direction as ailerons, to move up or down together like flaperons. With care, this can be used on the ground to produce a tail down pitch authority which can be a significant help, both with tail wheel steering on the tail dragger, usually only after landing by increasing down force and tyre adhesion, or as a means to help lift the nose wheel on take off with the Tri Q, the Tri prefix being short for Tricycle undercarriage.
Unlike the aileron reflexor, The T-tail is not rigged through the ailerons so has no other shared function. It works directly as a mini all flying tail plane fin mounted in the conventional sense. It becomes a third entirely separate flying surface to the canard and main wing.
Both the aileron reflexor and the Le Gare T-Tail were separate developments to provide additional pitch control to overcome the loss of canard lift described. Both the mechanical type aileron reflexor and T-Tail are controlled independently of the canard mounted elevator control circuit, which is driven by the stick. They each therefore require a separate lever.
Awesome, I love those Burt Rutan designs…
not a Rutan design.
Loving the walk through of SR71 engine components and functions, Jimmy Sky King. Such a bad azz futuristic design from Kelly and mind blowing that it was from 1960's.
Experimental needs loads of upgrades and drains. KARATE CHOP 🤚!!!
I live in Oregon, and I've been to Evergreen many times. I love seeing the airplanes i've seen in person so many times on your channel. Love your channel Jimmy.
Jimmy are you pre oiling these engines that you start after sitting for year? Pre oiling is probably the best preventive measure you can take. Highly recommend do this step. Enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing.
Also, to prevent early failure of the strobe Power Supplies, they should be over about an hours time starting from 3 volts to 12 V gradually increase voltage without strobes connected to "reform" the electrolytic capacitors inside. This is true if it hasn't been operated for over a year for sure, 6 months even better. To do this process one needs an adjustable voltage output power supply.
" Get to the chopper ", lol. Great videos Jimmy thanks for sharing your world.
Jimmy, I will watch every video with Arnie telling Sr-71 stories, or tech talks.
I worked with a young man years ago that was on the maintenance team for the SR71. Great guy!
Love the sippy cup gas cap. Priceless!!!!
What a fascinating man. I hope someone is capturing all his stories for the future.
Jimmie, that was so much fun! Thanks for Sharing!
Thanks Jimmy ! You are the Man 👍
I love these crazy aircraft
Every single time you surprise me! Love your work Jimmy keep them coming
That was cool, can't wait to see what's next!! Be safe and God Bless y'all!!
I love your show! I think you need a t-shirt that says “Have some fear Jimmy’s here!”
The aileron reflexor, in effect, creates aerodynamic flaperond that adjust the trailing edge of both ailerons either up or down.
I just rode my motorcycle through Plant City after visiting my father in Vero Beach a few days ago. Was hoping to see Cameron or The Silver Bullet go streaking by... My father lives about 1/4 mile from the Piper manufacturing facility which is neat. Got to see a brand new Piper M600 SLS in a beautiful dark graphite and Royal Blue livery.
We live near one another, 👌.
I've wanted a Q2 since that issue of PopSci came out! In fact, I STILL have that issue because I LOVE the Quickie Q2!
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw this video. I remembered a book I have had on my shelf gathering dust, called Composite Construction for Homebuilt Aircraft, written by the late Jack Lambie (Aviation Publishers, PA; 2nd edition 1985), which has a chapter on the aircraft. He tested the Quickie 2, produced as you mentioned by Tom Jewitt, boss of the Quickie Aircraft Co. Jack knew more about light aircraft than many of us have had hot dinners. He had a gentleman's disagreement with Tom, pointing out that the Q2 needed a small stabilizer at the tail. Tom thought it would spoil its efficiency. The issue was that the biplane canard would lose lift on its front wing easily if rain or bugs built up on it and would start diving. Jack Lambie was proved right - the designer eventually marketed a tiny tailplane to be retrofitted to the Quickie series. Jack also did some math on the plane and found it had a lift coefficient of only 1.05, compared to a bog standard Cessna which attained 1.5. That is why canards do well when going fast, but need a ton of runway to operate from. Jack said the Q2 did not turn well, had high sills so was difficult to see out of, and was particularly obstructed when sitting on its tail wheel. He had high praise for the 2,100cc Revmaster, which he found was as reliable as its VW-based engine (which you correctely sussed). Best wishes from a now-armchair pilot in London UK.
TBH, there are dozens of sr71 videos available, not so many in the weird plane, glad you spent most of the time with it.
Great informative video. Thanks Jimmy!
these planes fly amazingly well
Even as a R/C model--virtually stall proof. Just get the CG correct!
Thanks for the content, Jimmy.
love this channel very entertaining .
That info about the SR71 engine was very interesting. The highly classified ( what are those ) 😂😂😂😂 too funny. Looking forward to seeing whats next on the channel. Thanks for your energy . 👍✌
Love your hat tip to Mike Patey! Keep up the good work teaching Silas!
If I had the choice the Quickie would be going home with me. Jimmie you really should consider buying it.
Oh man, you are alive! Plane went down in Newberg on Tuesday and was hoping it wasn’t you testing one of these museum pieces.
I don't know jack about planes but find it entertaining the way you jimmy things to get a plane to fire up.
This plane is a must video for us to see you fly. Please make that happen for us!!!
Is that a Quickie or a Dragonfly? Oh a Quickie Q2. The plane is so cute. The Revmaster is a converted VW engine. I might buy it from you if the Price is Right. By the way the gas tank is the bottom of your seat. Literally. Sounds like that plane was designed by a Rutan or Someone like a Rutan. Everything is reverse to Normal. It needs a boat plug that you can remove to drain the fuselage. Kelly Johnson was an absolute aviation Genius!!! Nothing could catch it or shoot it down. The plane was built at Skunkworks! Your Revmaster has a Fram Oil filter from AutoZone, Advance, O'Reilly or Walmart Aviation Supply. LOL I love homebuilt experimental aircraft. I am guessing 3 tries will get it started.
Respect from South Africa 🇿🇦, and it's a good day when you drop a video ❤
Just wanted to say that I love all of your videos #savethe310
I love every green,
We had a couple of rc events behind the musium at the rc park.
Back in the day,
We actually got to se them moving the water parks 747 across the highway before the water park was build,
Truly An Outstanding Ram Jet Engine Sir And Very Well Explain By This Fine Veteran 👍👍😇😇👌👌Cheers 🍻🍻
Remarkable stuff Jimmy, thanks.
Love your videos Jimmy. I would suggest however that you study and familiarize yourself with Burt Rutan's Canard designs. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for taking the time to show/run the Q2 Jimmy.😊
Does anyone know what that Q2 ended up selling for ??
Amazing jet engine on the sr71.' That was really cool to see !🆒😎👍!
Jimmy, have you been to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo? They have a GREAT youtube channel, and a really cool museum. You can actually lay your hands on an sr71 blackbird (as an added bonus)
Beautiful Q2 - Burt Rutan's wonderful design!!! BUY IT!!!!! :-)))))
Hi Jimmy! Love your channel!