1977 Canard design by Dick Rutan and Tom Jewitt, based on the Onan engine installation developed by Gene Sheehan. The original aircraft was awarded "Outstanding New Design" by the Experimental Aircraft Association in 1978.

This revolutionary design incorporated state of the art materials, and proved to be highly efficient and forgiving.

Sold in kit form for production by amateurs in 400 hours, the full kit (in 1977) cost only $6,395 (Cdn), about one-third the cost of a basic 2-seat factory production aircraft at the time.

The Canadian Quickie was marketed in kit form by Leg-Air of Surrey, British Columbia.

The Quickie shares similar construction methods and cutting edge design features with other Rutan designs such as the Vari-Eze, Beech Starship, Bob Pond racer, and the only aircraft to fly around the world without refuelling, the Voyager.

The Quickie has evolved into larger 2 place aircraft such as the Q-200 and the Dragonfly.he Q-200 is a high-performance, sandwich composite homebuilt aircraft. Its compact external size, extremely efficient design, results in superb performance and unequalled fuel economy using a relatively low horsepower engine. The maximum speed is in excess of 200mph, and fuel economy exceeds 60 miles per gallon.

The Q-200's high-lift canard (forward wing) is fitted with a plain elevator that controls the aircraft's pitch altitude. In the original design, the canard also serves as the main landing gear spring since the main gear is mounted on the tips of the canard.

The aircraft has had some handling problems which have subsequently been mostly resolved. The very broad wheelbase requires accurate adjustment of the toe-in. Later models were fitted with separate gear.