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.

Jul 24, 2020 · Designed around a Lycoming O-235 engine, the Long-EZ not only had a longer, sleeker fuselage but a larger main wing with less sweep angle. The wing-root strakes were bigger, giving more space for fuel and baggage, and the cockpit was wider. With 52 gallons of fuel, the Long-EZ could stay aloft for as much as 10 hours.

Long-EZ.com is for the advanced-thinking canard homebuilder/owner. We have designed and tested many improvements and modifications for certain Canard aircraft that literally transforms these absolutely perfect flying machines into higher quality airplanes .

Feb 28, 2021 · There usually isn’t much room for storage in a Long-EZ, which makes long cross-countries and overnight trips difficult. Allen overcame this issue by installing hard points in each wing for attaching removable external pods that can carry 35 pounds each.

The Long-EZ is a 2-place, single-engine, all-composite home-build airplane; designed by Burt Rutan. The following information is provided from my experience and on-going building process of the Long-EZ.

Jul 28, 2020 · Designed around a Lycoming O-235 engine, the Long-EZ not only had a longer, sleeker fuselage but a larger main wing with less sweep angle. The wing-root strakes were bigger, giving more space for fuel and baggage, and the cockpit was wider.

The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ, designed by Rutan Aircraft Factory. Burt Rutan’s company produced the Long-EZ for home construction. It was a tandem, two-seat canard designed aircraft with a pusher propulsion, employing Lycoming piston engines with pusher propeller.

Why build a Long-EZ? Well, the short version is because they’re awesome! They can go really far on a tank of gas, they’re fun, comfortable and look pretty darn cool! But, for those fearless souls driven by curiosity that want to know the long version of the story that tells why I picked the Long-EZ to build, click here.

Apr 16, 2010 · Rutan's Long-EZ is a larger and heavier version of the VariEze built around the 115-hp Lycoming engine. It has over four feet more wingspan and nearly half again the wing area of the VariEze. It takes off in 100 feet less distance and lands in only slightly more than half the distance of the original VariEze.