Originally Posted by
dcamxx
May I pop my head above the parapet and suggest a Europa.?
Comes in tricycle as well as the original monowheel version. Fills the criteria requested - deriggable, quick (110-120 kt cruise). They are an absolute joy to fly. You'd have to be keen to master landing the monowheel version, but thee trikes are pussycats - relatively speaking.
You get a lot of aeroplane for their secondhand price.