IndiaFoxtEcho Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ

The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem two-seater home-built aircraft designed by Burt Rutan's Rutan Aircraft Factory.

The Long-EZ has a canard layout, with a delta wing and wingtip rudders, and a pusher engine and propeller. The tricycle landing gear has fixed main wheels with streamlined spats and a retractable nose-wheel. Its predecessor was the VariEze, plans of which were first available to home-builders in 1976. The prototype, N79RA, of the Long-EZ first flew on June 12, 1979. The Long-EZ was a plans-only kitplane, and several variants of the basic design have surfaced over the years.

The Long-EZ was a modern, high performance, custom-built long range aircraft featuring the latest advances in aerodynamics and structure to provide good utility, economy, comfort, simplicity and flight safety. The aircraft uses one of two proven certified aircraft engines, the Continental O-200 (100 HP) and the Lycoming O-235 (115 HP). It has an alternator-powered electrical system and can be equipped with an electric engine starter. lts cockpit layout is designed to complement pilot workload with throttle, mixture, carb heat, pitch trim and landing controls on the left side console and a side stick controller on the right console. Seating provides correct armrest, lumbar, thigh and headrest support, allowing 'recliner chair' comfort not found in conventional aircraft seats. This allows long, fatigue-free flights. The inboard portion of the large wing strakes are used as baggage areas accessible from the front and rear cockpit.

This rendition features:

• Highly detailed internal and external visual models
• 8K high resolution textures
• Four liveries with customisable registration markings
• Custom sound package (using legacy sound pipeline - Wwise sounds not supported at launch)
• Native Microsoft Flight Simulator flight model