I can't tell the difference yet

between a Dragonfly and a Q200. I think a couple other guys flew

in from

there, maybe in an RV. Don't know their names.

Perry, The difference between a Dragonfly and Q 200 is that the
original

Q 200 is the one with the main wheels at the ends of the canard. The
Dragonfly has

the Trike gear. Both are based on the same airframe. Unfortunately
both

are a bit small for 13B's We need Diamond to produce the
Midwest/Norton two
rotor!

Bill

-

Bill, just for the record.. and to furthure confuse the issue. The
Dragon
fly Mrk I had the wheels at the tips of the Canard as well. Then out
came
the Mrk II which had hoop style conventional gear. After that they
followed
w/ the Mrk III which is the trike style gear you see today.

Just so its not so easy to tell between the two..  I think if there
was one
of each, side by each like, I'd be able to tell... but not by just
walking
up and looking at one or the other.

Jarrett Johnson

The easiest way to tell is look at the fuselage.  The Dragonfly was
plansbuilt for the most part and the fuselages tend to be flat sided
with somewhat of a corner along the bottom, The Q2/200 series came from
molds and tend to be well rounded.  Dragonfly's also seem to be cheek
cowled, like a cassutt racer or the Cosman 1 and the Q2/200s aren't.
Dragonfly
http://www.taskresearch.com/DRAGON.jpg
Q200
http://www.airventure.org/2003/news/images/aircraft_winners/N68DD.jpg

Chris C.

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