The Quickie Aircraft Corporation was founded in Mojave, California, in

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to market the Quickie

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(models Quickie, Quickie Q2, and Quickie Q200 aircraft). The original single-seater Quickie was designed by

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and company founders Gene Sheehan and Tom Jewett. The two-seater Q2 and Q200 were designed by Canadian Garry LeGare, Jewett and Sheehan. While the Q2 and Q200 were based on the original Quickie, the design was completely different. Now defunct, the company sold over 2,000 kits in its lifetime. The Quickie's canard wing used a GU25-5(11)8 airfoil, developed by

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. It suffered performance degradation at low

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s and in rainy conditions.

Gallery

Image:qac.quickie.q2.g-bspa.flying.arp.jpg, QAC Quickie Q2 in flight Image:qac.quickie.q2.g-bspa.canopyup.arp.jpg, QAC Quickie Q2, canopy up Image:qac.quickie.q2.g-bspa.sideview.arp.jpg, QAC Quickie Q2, side view

References

External links

Quickie Builders Files and Photos

External links

Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States Companies based in Kern County, California Defunct companies based in California {{aero-company-stub