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factors in the Denver crash were other pilot errors, a design that led to an overly optimistic pre-flight fuel-check estimate, a known defective fuel valve that was very hard to turn, and non-standard placement of the fuel selector valve by the plane's builder, at variance with Burt Rutan's specifications. Denver was aware of the relocated valve prior to take off and had previously flown the aircraft only for approximately thirty minutes in an orientation flight the day before the accident, although he was an experienced pilot. The NTSB cited Denver's unfamiliarity with the aircraft and his failure to have the aircraft refueled as causal factors in the accident. The aerodynamics of this unusual aircraft did not play a role in Denver's crash.
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Aircraft Factory CD ROM Encyclopedia to further assist new builders and maintenance for existing builders. Some components for the design are supplied by
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canard and a rounder, more capacious fuselage. The pilot seat is standard Long-EZ, the co-pilot seat is offset to the right and 13" rearward, and behind the pilot seat is a third seat for a passenger. The co-pilot has a control stick but no rudder pedals. Only one
Stagger-EZ was
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R1145MS airfoil, which produces considerably more lift than the original GU25-5(11)8 airfoil. This enabled the new canard to be designed with less span, reducing wetted area and thus drag. The new canard has a negligible rain trim, and rain adds only 2 knots to the stall speed.
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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131:. The Long-EZ has a
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836:October 14,
802:October 14,
541:John Denver
486:Performance
476:air-cooled
470:Powerplant:
424:1 passenger
357:Wilksch WAM
324:components.
274:Velocity SE
2185:Categories
2169:Paul Allen
2139:Doug Shane
2133:Burt Rutan
1548:Enterprise
1483:(uncrewed)
1477:(uncrewed)
1363:Pond Racer
1333:VariViggen
1179:January 5,
683:January 3,
645:January 2,
618:References
605:Cozy MK IV
595:Berkut 360
446:Wing area:
322:Berkut 360
312:Chip Yates
272:, but the
229:Dick Rutan
194:side-stick
125:Burt Rutan
86:Burt Rutan
2135:(founder)
1481:Model 396
1475:Model 395
1399:Adam A500
1383:Model 401
1368:Boomerang
866:"E-Racer"
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478:flat-four
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402:Data from
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266:EZ-rocket
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1084:Archived
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900:Archived
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792:terf.com
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572:See also
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344:dihedral
307:Long ESA
300:kitplane
243:Variants
227:In 1997
198:airbrake
81:Designer
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1487:Vantage
1470:Triumph
1465:Grizzly
1460:Catbird
1373:Proteus
1358:Voyager
1353:Long-EZ
1348:Defiant
1343:Quickie
1338:VariEze
1145:July 1,
762:May 16,
440:Height:
428:Length:
418:1 pilot
281:Twin EZ
249:E-Racer
215:E-Racer
170:strakes
166:airfoil
161:VariEze
141:VariEze
93:History
24:Long-EZ
1261:
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547:. The
505:Range:
347:built.
187:flight
147:Design
133:canard
1557:Unity
1455:BiPod
1238:Wired
1169:(PDF)
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636:(PDF)
416:Crew:
179:Roncz
1578:VMS
1570:VMS
1555:VSS
1546:VSS
1450:ATTT
1445:ARES
1424:X-38
1259:ISBN
1209:2014
1181:2012
1173:NTSB
1147:2019
1092:2020
1061:help
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1005:help
884:2012
838:2021
804:2021
764:2016
722:2011
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647:2017
549:NTSB
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