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Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
National origin | United States of America |
Manufacturer | Rutan Aircraft Factory (plans supplier) |
Designer | Burt Rutan |
First flight | May 21, 1975[1] |
Number built | 400+ (1982)[1] |
The Rutan VariEze is a composite, canard aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. It is a high-performance homebuilt aircraft, hundreds of which have been constructed. The design later evolved into the Long-EZ and other, larger cabin canard aircraft. The VariEze is notable for popularizing the canard configuration and moldless glass cloth composite construction for homebuilt aircraft.