hey guynoir

I had my closest simulation of flight in a quickie q1 yesterday.

out doing a bienniel flight review in what I thought was a schmick
cessna 150 aerobat.
at 3,000ft we were climbing for altitude for a practise spin and we
sat there cruising along with full rpm at best climb speed and
attitude for 20 minutes without the altimeter moving a gnats whisker.
the mind strays in such situations and I couldnt help thinking that I
was at a safe altitude experiencing the same sort of agony that some
Q1 builders have related to me about takeoffs with the smaller onan
engine.
talk about managing limited resources and praying for thermals!

is there a better engine for the Q1 than the onans?
Stealth Pilot

On Thu, 26 May 2005 12:33:44 +0800, Stealth Pilot
wrote:


I had my closest simulation of flight in a quickie q1 yesterday.

out doing a bienniel flight review in what I thought was a schmick
cessna 150 aerobat.
at 3,000ft we were climbing for altitude for a practise spin and we
sat there cruising along with full rpm at best climb speed and
attitude for 20 minutes without the altimeter moving a gnats whisker.
the mind strays in such situations and I couldnt help thinking that I
was at a safe altitude experiencing the same sort of agony that some
Q1 builders have related to me about takeoffs with the smaller onan
engine.
talk about managing limited resources and praying for thermals!

is there a better engine for the Q1 than the onans?
Stealth Pilot

Actually I found the Q1 to be a pretty lively performer on such
limited power. A friend of mine put a Kawasaki in his, but I liked it
better with the Onan.
The only problem was that Onans loved to die.

Ed Sullivan test pilot of hundreds of aircraft, well 4 or 5 anyway!
If zoom can say it why can't I.

On Wed, 25 May 2005 22:18:28 -0700, Ed Sullivan wrote:


Actually I found the Q1 to be a pretty lively performer on such
limited power. A friend of mine put a Kawasaki in his, but I liked it
better with the Onan.

The only problem was that Onans loved to die.

Well, at least they probably died happy. :-)

Ron Wanttaja, who's always amused by the juxtaposition of "Onan" and "Quickie"

I would say probably all of them. In my opinion, the best performance
enhancement for a Q-1 would be an 8 stone pilot, (read my disclaimer).
I'm closer to 16 stone myself.

I have all five issues of the "Flying and Glider Manual" from the EAA.
They are extremely interesting reading, and they really drive home the
fact that minimalist, high performance airplanes with dodgy engines like
the Q-1 have been around a long time.

Stealth Pilot wrote:
is there a better engine for the Q1 than the onans?
Stealth Pilot





--
John Kimmel


Naturally, these humorous remarks are all entirely my own opinion, based
solely
on rumor, supposition, innuendo and damned lies, and should be
interpreted in a
spirit of fun. My memory is faulty, also.

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Ron Wanttaja, who's always amused by the juxtaposition of "Onan" and "Quickie"

C'mon, Ron - spill it...

Rich Ahrens wrote:
Ron Wanttaja wrote:

Ron Wanttaja, who's always amused by the juxtaposition of "Onan" and
"Quickie"


C'mon, Ron - spill it...

It's Biblical.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:

Rich Ahrens wrote:

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

Ron Wanttaja, who's always amused by the juxtaposition of "Onan" and
"Quickie"



C'mon, Ron - spill it...

Yes, I know. I was playing on the phraseaology. Spilled it on the
ground, remember?

Rich Ahrens wrote:
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:

Rich Ahrens wrote:

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

Ron Wanttaja, who's always amused by the juxtaposition of "Onan" and
"Quickie"




C'mon, Ron - spill it...


Yes, I know. I was playing on the phraseaology. Spilled it on the
ground, remember?

I did get it. I had something else in mind when I wrote that. Something
about getting a grip.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote:

Rich Ahrens wrote:
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:

Rich Ahrens wrote:

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

Ron Wanttaja, who's always amused by the juxtaposition of "Onan" and
"Quickie"

C'mon, Ron - spill it...

Yes, I know. I was playing on the phraseaology. Spilled it on the
ground, remember?

I did get it. I had something else in mind when I wrote that. Something
about getting a grip.

In NJ, there was a business named Onan Plumbing... didn't seem like
great marketing to any Old Testament scholars.

Mark "maybe they specialized in cleaning pipes?" Hickey