What is the difference between a Dragonfly and a Q-2?
The Q-2 (or Q-200, or “Q-bird” generically) has a more rounded fuselage bottom that has a distinct longitudinal curvature to it. Other than that, it is very difficult to tell them apart unless you are up close. The Q-birds have shorter wings (thus higher wing loading) and fly faster than a Dragonfly. Their instrument panels are larger. Other than that, the canard configuration, the location of the fuel tank, the center stick, and many other characteristics make the 2 airplanes look so similar that SOMEONE must have been cheating when they designed their plane. Gary LaGare is the designer of the Q-2, and Bob Walters the designer of the Dragonfly. Both of them copied Burt Rutan’s single-seater Quickie design.
