The Quickie is a medium performance homebuilt aircraft with compact external size and efficient design to provide superb performance and unequalled fuel economy using a very low horsepower engine. Inside, it provides comfort for a pilot up to 6 ft. 5 in. tall and 210 lbs., plus some baggage capability in the roomy compartment behind the seat.

The Quickie Aircraft Corporation was founded in Mojave, California, in 1978 to market the Quickie Homebuilt Aircraft (models Quickie, Quickie Q2, and Quickie Q200 aircraft). The original single-seater Quickie was designed by Bur Rutan 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 Museum’s Quickie was donated by Don and Marge Larson of Portland, Oregon.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type Homebuilt

Power 18 hp Onan four-stroke, 2-cyl opposed air-cooled engine

Fuel usage: 1 to 1 1/4 gal. per hr.

Tank Capacity: 8 gallons

Empty Weight 280 lbs.

Gross Weight 480 lbs.

Manufacturer Quickie Aircraft Corporation of Mojave, CA

Builder Don Larson of Portland, OR

Building Time 1,200 hours

Building Material Fiberglass and Foam, with Epoxy Matrix

Year Built 1979-80

PERFORMANCE

 Top Speed                     115 mph

Cruise Speed                100 mph

Takeoff Roll                   750 Feet

Longest Flight              Portland to Central California