does not lift its tail during the takeoff run. Although it takes off at around 55 mph and its maximum speed of 126 mph is impressive for its engine power, the rate of climb is "modest". The flight test program was completed in mid-April 1978, five months after its first flight. Recognition and records In June 1978 a Quickie prototype was flown to the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual gathering at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where the aircraft drew intense public interest and won the Outstanding New Design Award. Production In June 1978, only two months after the prototype's first flight, Jewett and Sheehan formed the Quickie Aircraft Corporation to produce and sell complete aircraft kits. Production began in June 1978, and by 1980 the Corporation had sold 350 kits. Other firms were granted marketing rights, and ultimately some 1,000 Quickie kits were sold. The Corporation closed its doors in the mid 1980s. Aircraft on display Canada Aviation and Space Museum Deutsches Museum EAA AirVenture Museum New England Air Museum Specifications (Onan engine) See also Quickie Aircraft Corporation Quickie Free Enterprise References Notes Bibliography External links Original Quickie photo Quickie Rutan model 54 The Complete Guide to Rutan Aircraft-Chapter 6 Aircraft first flown in 1977 Homebuilt aircraft Quickie Tandem-wing aircraft 1970s United States civil utility aircraft