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History of the Long-EZRutan Aircraft Factory
Founded 1967Last Homebuilt Plans sold 1985
Oshkosh 2010
By burt Rutan
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The Rutan Aircraft Factory Fleet1967 to 1985
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RAF as a full-time jobThe big jump down:
USAF Flight Test Engineer to Entrepreneur 1972
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Building the VariViggen
1968 to 1971
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1978
~1985
An Old-fashioned Drawing Board
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Teaching the World to build
Moldless Composite Airplanes
1976 to 1978
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The RAF Saturday Demos
Mojave, 1976 to 1982
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RAF gets solar water heat
1978
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VariEze fly-in at Mojave
~ 1979
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Birthday Party at Mojave
A surprise, every 5 years
This one is 1988
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Development
1967
Promotion
Carolyn 1973
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Fun With
AR < 3
Death Race 2000
Filmed in 1974
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VariEze Proof-of-concept Prototype
Model 31
N7EZ VW1600 Engine May 1975
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Model 31 N7EZ the VW-powered POC
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Model 33 Plans-built VariEzeContinental O-200 engine First flight March 1976
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Rhino-Rudder Research
Control, without Stability
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Burt’s Final VariEze Model 33 Flight
Before the NASM delivery flight by Doug Shane
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Long-EZ Fun
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Mike Melvill’s Fleet
1980
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Pulse-detonation Long-EZ
Thrust provided by noise…..
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We could not resist
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A RAF Gathering
Oshkosh 1982
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Oshkosh
Late 70s
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Oshkosh Tent Talk ~ 1977
Oshkosh Flight Line ~ 1980
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Oshkosh arrival, 1979
Introduction of Long-EZ and Defiant
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Pop Rutan and His BoysPop provided the Funds for RAF Founding
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Mom RutanRutan-brothers Cheerleader and Oshkosh EZ-Counter
1938 to 2000
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Carolyn Rutan
RAF Manager 1972 to 1978
1974 with EAA ‘Outstanding New Design Trophy
1975 in VariEze POC
1973 in VariViggen
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Sally MelvillRAF Manager 1978 to 1985
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Trish and Sally
Solitaire to Oshkosh
1983
Trish
First LongEz Ride
1981
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Tonya RutanThe RAF Manager
1988-present
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"I'm pretty much a hero pilot, so they came
and asked me to fly their airplane," he tells
me with a dead-serious demeanor. "There
isn't a better pilot around." Rutan pulls up
the sleeve of a full-body green flight suit and
strokes his arm. "See this right here? This
is the velvet arm. It is without equal in the
universe."
Dick Rutan, Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2001
Dick Rutan
RAF Test Pilot
1975 to 1981
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Another Birthday Surprise Party
1998
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Questions?