I've seen it! I was at the Golden West EAA Show in Marysville back in June. There was a very strange bird that caught my attention. It was a Q-200 that had been radically modified. Both the front and mid wings had been removed and a kr-2 wing was installed in the traditional place ( under the cockpit ) , a spring landing gear was added,and if I remember correctly a "T" style horizontal stablizer was added on top of the tail. The reason the owner did this was the Q-200 was to difficult to handle during the ground ops. If all that wasn't strange enough, the thing that caught my eye was the folding wing! I should have paid more attention to the details but I remember he removed the aft spar and main-lower WAF bolts ( and I suppose the ailrons ) and folded the wing strait up. To do this I would think that he would have had to have a pretty wide gap between his wing and stub wing skins.
I shoul have paid more attention to detail but it was hot and by the time I saw this plane I was burned-out. I do remember that the craftsmanship ( at least the exterior ) was less than perfect. It is amazing the quality and apperant condition of some of those aircraft. I wouldn't ride in them if my life depended on it, yet they've been around for years with hundreds of hours on them. By the way, I didn't see any kr's there. Paden Waldren Garden Valley, Ca (Placerville area) Making my oun WAF- and soon alum tube wing tanks.
