Rutan Super Quickie

[BushwickBill]

Anyone here know anything about the Rutan Super Quickie?

How about buying a kit plane off of someone else?

I'm concerned about buying a plastic plane that was built by someone else I don't know.

Seems like pretty good performance for the price.

 

[Bringupthebird]

I would be hesitant. The original Quickie wasn't too popular probably because the similar 2 place Dragonfly and Q2 came along shortly thereafter and didn't use a lawn tractor (Onan) engine. The landing gear is also the primary lifting surface and is subject to abuse that may go undetected until it fails. Also, these airplanes were very inexpensive and therefore may not have gotten the best of care, which may also be hard to detect. Folks who are into Long EZ's, Defiants, etc. would be the best judge of workmanship and wear.

 

[DustMaker]

Cmon over and talk all the composits you would like