Eugen

5 hours ago, Countach74 said:

Nice Work!!! Keep us up to date on your progress. Have you got the plans for the Super Quickie mods?

The paperwork from Brock/Jinx I already have and placed on my website, thanks for the hint. Below the picture after 10h fix in the vacuum bag.

Q1 Superquickie

All bulkheads are read to place the layer and start with FS 89, so far the first layer done and fixed in a vacuum bag. 😀

Please find below some information and drawings about belt drive units.

Belt drive and analysis

belt drive drawings

For your attention ........

Another test with URSA XPS foam from local homebuilder depot to check the current cnc mill settings and different tools. The XPS board was 30mm thick before and after processing it is now 25.4mm thick. I think the result is good and the processing of the ordered panels can begin. But, the machining produces a lot of flyable chips......  😀

Enclosed is the new layout plan for the AirEx C70.55 panels, which are supplied by Gaugler & Lutz in the dimensions 2450 mm x 1150 mm. This became necessary because the dimensions 1542 mm x 585mm and 381 mm x 585 mm specified in the drawings are not available or only at an extra charge. The production of the parts on the milling machine can now start after the machine code has been created.

The layout plan include the following parts:

• FS 110
• FS 89 Bottom
• FS 89 Top
• Seat Back Bulkhead
• Canopy Bulkhead AFT
• Console
• Console Top
• Wheel Pant 
• Instrument Panel Bulkhead
• Instrument Panel
• Lower Right Instrument Panel 
• Main Wing Cover AFT
• Mainz Wing FWD
• Fuel Tank Top
• Stiffeners
• Firewall Brace

Congrats! 

11 hours ago, Countach74 said:

What are you guys going to do for spars? LS1 canard or standard glass?

Standard Canard with additional Rovings placed in the top and bottom section.

16 hours ago, Kent Ashton said:

Did you see this one?  It looks like it could be done with several helpers to pull the warm plexiglass out of a suitable heater and clamp it to a table with a bunch of clamps.   https://youtu.be/XF4dsFeyH6E

What about asking one of the sailplane manufacturers in Germany for a canopy?  You might find one that is similar.  If they don't sell one that would fit, maybe they would blow one for you.  I'd be a fun exercise but a lot of setup work.  This sort of thing has a learning curve, I imagine.  🙂

After your post Kent in the other forum I just placed a search on YouTube about blowing canopy and a ton of information come up so far. So in my opinion it's worth a try out 🙂 

You are right, things need sometimes a learning curve. Thats the reason why some parts I build three times 🙂 

Canopy? Currently it's a part of my to do's, so Yes. I will produce a primal form and blow the canopy, like this guys Canopy blow up process   So please read also the comments below the video, how the guys seal the both plywood parts together (vacuum seal) and the temperature issue to serve with parts from old kitchen oven. Additional to that the use: "For our 1/4" thick, 40" diameter bubble, we bring the oven up to temp with the piece inside, then let it heat soak for 45 minutes.Plexiglas remains malleable between 275*F and 350*F."  So the comments are very helpful to understood how the magic will go truth 😉    I catch up that information from Kent Ashton post it in a another forum.

 It will be blow up with a long mold to a maximum high. After that the canopy should be cut in the middle to get two parts, but only use one of them . Please find in the attachment a example for the mold. Additional to that I need to build an oven to heat up the raw material.

I did not fixed the fuselage bottom in my 3d model yet, but drawings are already done so far. 

I use Autocad Inventor 3D include a CAD/CAM app for machine code that fits to my DIY mill.

Since last year I'm investigate the Quicke aircrafts in different ways and any valuable  information I picked up from anyone, they are placed on my website.

Hello Brad211BL,

please find below a link with some notes about material like foam, glass and resin.

https://aerobase.weebly.com/bill-of-material---source--spec.html

Best regards from Germany 

4 hours ago, brad211bl said:

I do the same thing 3D model the whole plane up before I build it.. Just recently decided My Q2 is a bit much for what I'm always doing by myself plus to have its little brother would be awesome!

Your models look good.

How far you are with the Q1 homebuild project?

Yesterday I did some CNC work on my mill and cut a test panel  BASF 3035, to check all my settings in CAD/CAM software before the right panel I will cut.

Firewall is 543,2 mm x 503,8 mm

If you want more information so please buy the Q1 Package that is available at this website already.

Here we go, Main wing and Canard on his place...... 😀

Kent,

they will be never enough of that clamps in your workshop, so if any good clamp offer comes around the corner, than I catch it 😀. 

The point is, why I should wait to build airplanes until I reach the age of retirement?. The time to do that is right now and enjoy every second, that's life. Do never wait for anything or anyone, just do it.

I  want fly both of this wonderful airplane and I like the design of the Quickie. In the other hand they are enough in my family to pick up that nice airplane to cross the country by himself.

So, let's do it, enjoy every second, open your mind and meet some wonderful people around the globe with the same conviction, be a part of the community and support it in the best way you are able. That's it. 😀

Here we go....

Hello together,

please find in the attachment some foam and glass investigation I did based on bill of material for a Q1 / Q2 project. All numbers in the sheets com up from data sheets I receive from the suppliers in the US or Europe. To your hands.......

Best regards

Eugen 

Here we Go!

Here we go:-) Just some progress to build up the fuselage of Q2 and a long way ist start......

Thanks for that link and the Information.
To buy a Kit like you placed is a possibility but the shipping to Germany cost around 3000$ with sea freight additional tax and customs. So it make no Sense to by one from North America and in Europe no one sell a kit so far. 
So that was my decision to choice the other path. 

Best regards

Eugen 

Hello Community,

For the build i use a DIY CNC Mill with 3 axis with CAD/CAM and on the way is an DIY 5 axis cnc mill to build my own molds, just an example please follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koDYJIUCDGI    It is just a example...

So i come up with the Quickie Q2 during my buddy own a DragonFly and he try to get in the air, I create some 3D files for him on Autodesk Inventor 3D and bring it on the CNC mill too. So that the first step I fall in......... 🙂 

I get in touch with Quickheads where I buy a Q2 package pay for it and Jon is on the way to help me in that fact, that anything is going wrong with that shop. But things are in progress with that issue, an should be no a big deal. 

I was at Forum Taurus, on Dave Morris site, on https://imageevent.com/qdf_files/quickiefiles   , and on http://hiwaay.net/~bzwilson/dragonfly/drawings.html and on http://jdfinley.com/file-downloads/quickie-aircraft-documents/  and in the Facebook Group and in Quickie Q2 mailing list, that is also integrate in that forum. A very active group with a lot of solution around that very special aircraft , in fact that the design come up in the 70s an 80s. 

Unfortunately there is a low information available about the molds of the fuselage, in fact any measurements to build up a drawing or 3D model is still missing. Some of Quickie Q2 owner around us made a sectional 3d scan of the fuselage , but is hard to reach any data. It would be a shame if it were not possible to make the necessary data available to the public and keep it for the upcoming generations of homebuilders.
 

So my investigation is on going, because I want to build up a 3D model and start a homebuild by use my own molds. 

I ask some companys in the US that are owner of the mold for a set of fuselage, but the cost include the shipping to Germany is higher than I will spend it in build up a DIY 5 Axis CNC mill and material for my own molds.

So let us keep in touch. 

Best regards

Eugen