What Aircraft is this? (unfortunately no pic)

[shags_j]

Hi All,

 

Was at Caboolture today and saw a 19 reg experimental. It was a taildragger, low wing but the tail plane was actually more like a full wing. Looked a bit bizarre.

 

Cheers,

 

Shags

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

There is at least one of these in Oz:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickie_Aircraft

 

 

[shags_j]

Yeah that's it. Looks pretty cool.

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

I thought so too Shags, until one visited our local. Slippery and impressive it may be, but he used an awful lot of tar to get it into the air. I don't want to think about how it would go landing in a paddock if the noise stopped.

 

 

[metalman]

There was one one those at YCAB for years ,owned by a Jap Air 747 pilot, I was keen on buying the PA20 he had ,chatting to him he reckons the quickie was heavy and not that fast ,interesting to look at though

 

Matty

 

 

[Gpshaun]

There was one in Wangaratta at the museum next to Clive Cannings T18 but that was a while back.

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

There was one one those at YCAB for years ,owned by a Jap Air 747 pilot, I was keen on buying the PA20 he had ,chatting to him he reckons the quickie was heavy and not that fast ,interesting to look at thoughMatty

The same guy still owns and flys the quickie at Ycab

 

 

[shags_j]

That would be the one I was looking at. The owner was asian wearing pilots gear.

 

 

[Ballpoint 246niner]

Yep that's Yoshi, he'll of nice guy and Nippon Air Captain- a true aviation enthusiast like many at YCAB

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Another Rutan design. There was another two seat similar design called the Dragon Fly.

 

Quick to build off plans and seemed like all the rage back in the late seventies early eighties.

 

 

[Ballpoint 246niner]

Another Rutan design. There was another two seat similar design called the Dragon Fly.Quick to build off plans and seemed like all the rage back in the late seventies early eighties.

I'm pretty sure Yoshi's is a DragonFly.

 

 

[shags_j]

Actually looking at the dragonfly I think you might be right. His might be that one. Wish I took a photo now.

 

 

[metalman]

Fell in love with his Pacer, just couldn't agree on a price, pity it was a real nice one

 

Matty