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homebuilt aircraft. Work on the
VariEze design,
which grew out of Rutan's
experience designing and
building the
VariViggen,
began in 1974. The
first prototype...
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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...
- that year for
achieving the feat
twice within a two-w**** period. With his
VariEze and Long-EZ designs,
which first flew in 1975 and 1979 respectively, Rutan...
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MCAAS Mojave re-established. May 21, 1975 —
First flight of the
Rutan VariEze June 30, 1978 —
First flight of the
Rutan Defiant June 12, 1979 — First...
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named VariViggen and
flown in 1972.
Rutan then
abandoned the
delta wing as
unsuited to such
light aircraft. His next two
canard designs, the
VariEze and...
- MiniViggen, but
later abandoned the
project and
focused his
efforts on the
VariEze. Data from Jane's All the World's
Aircraft 1976–77
General characteristics...
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FuelVenture and CAFE challenges.
Klaus Savier won the 2009
Fuelventure 400 in a
VariEze aircraft which got 45 mpg‑US (5.2 L/100 km; 54 mpg‑imp) at 207 mph (333 km/h)...
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fabricating molds, but
requiring more
effort in
finishing (see the
Rutan VariEze). An
example of a
larger molded plywood aircraft is the de
Havilland Mosquito...
- ****
Rutan in 1980 and they soon both set
distance records in the
Rutan VariEze and Long-EZ planes,
designed by ****'s
brother Burt Rutan. In
early 1982...
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companies combined. In 1975,
aircraft designer Burt
Rutan introduced his
VariEze canard aircraft at Oshkosh,
pioneering the use of
moldless gl****-reinforced...
