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Aircraft Details
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- Year: 1983
- Make/Model: Rutan 61 Long-EZ
- Registration Number: F-PHDE
- Power: Piston
- Engines: 1 Engine
- Listing ID: 6604537
- Partner ID: 59789
- Posted On: Jul 12, 2024
- Updated On: Jul 21, 2024
Description
The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan's Rutan Aircraft Factory. 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.
The Long-EZ was a scaled-up redesign of the VariEze predecessor, allowing for the use of readily available Lycoming aircraft engines instead of the Volkswagen-derived engines or hard-to-find small Continentals for which the VariEze was designed. Changes from the VariEze included a larger main wing with modified Eppler 1230 airfoil and less sweep, larger strakes containing more fuel and baggage storage, and a slightly wider cabin. The canard uses the same GU25-58 airfoil as the VariEze. Plans were offered from 1980 to 1985. There were about 700 FAA-registered Long-EZs in the United States in 2005, which had grown to 833 in 2021.
This particular aircraft, registered in France as F-PDHE was constructed in Sweden, was sold to Denmark as OY-PIN and went to France in 2017. She has a -3G/+6G aerobatic capability.
Airplane time state:
TTAF=764 hours
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C
SMOH= 240 hours
Avionics
VHF COM KRT2 8,33
Transponder Garmin GTX328 Mode-S
Interior
Nice but basic interior in good condition
Exterior
White with blue striping in good condition
Additional Features
Electrical nose gear
Backup battery.