HB-YBY — Long-Ez of EZE FLYERS
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Facts
- Type
- Long-Ez
- Manufacturer
- Rutan
- Operator
- EZE FLYERS
- Country
- Switzerland
- Built
- 1983
- Serial (MSN)
- 1137
- ICAO hex
- 4B3F92
Rarity & spotters
★★★★★HB-YBY is one of 10 Long-Ez in our database.
About the type: Rutan Long-EZ
The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites. The Long-EZ has a canard layout, a swept wing with wingtip rudders, and a pusher engine and propeller. The tricycle landing gear has fixed main wheels with streamlined spats and a retractable nosewheel. Its predecessor was the VariEze, plans for which were first available to homebuilders in 1976. The prototype Long-EZ, N79RA, first flew on June 12, 1979.
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