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Old November 29th 09, 07:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Jim Ham
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Default What type is this tandem plane?

It looks like a Dragonfly to me. Composite canard, VW engine. It was/is
a plans-built aircraft that came out shortly after the Q2/Q200. Same
concept as the Q2, but not nearly as hot with lower landing and cruise
speeds.

While Rutan did the airframe design for the Quickie, the Q2 was done by
Gary LaGare (sp?). Rutan didn't like the finished design of either of
these airplanes, especially the Q2/Q200.

One sees tricycle versions of the Q2/Q200. The Tri-Q was an aftermarket kit.

Jim

Oliver Arend wrote:
http://ruben.members.selfnet.de/foru...file.php?id=90

Seen in the Technik-Museum in Speyer, Germany. Searching for the
registration D-EAAQ turns up Cessna 172 and Klemm L35, so that can't
be it. There's the logo of the Air Power 09 Steiermark on both sides;
their site doesn't show anything about this plane.

It's very similar to the Rutan Quickie, but the main gear arrangement
is different. I'm sure it's an experimental, though.

Oliver