The Long EZ is a Fast and insanely Fuel Efficient Airplane To Own

Do you guys see the chem trails in the sky ?

Could this design be scaled down further to create a reconnaissance drone? THe Ukrainian Armed Forces would be interested in buying them I expect.

A friend of mine had one of those and I got to ride in it once. The Long EZ is such a cool plane and very efficient and nimble.

That didn't work out so well for John Denver.

Isn't that the plane that John Denver died in?

I agree. I had a friend that had one of those non-stop from miami to alabama. They are fast and efficient.

Not my cup of tea. Give me a Mooney M20F for the air and a Mercedes SLS AMG GT for the ground

That radio chatter is so incoherent and distracting. I dread the though of landing the plane and being spooked by those infernal noises while trying to discern if they call out to your or not.

Lol I divorced and fly again now too.

How in the Heck does anyone understand anything being said over those radios???

When is someone going to invent a solution to the com's interference?

I've always wanted to fly but that radio incoherence will prevent me from doing so!!!

Isn't this model the one the airforce modified to test pulse detonation engines?

What a plane. Been around so long my mom made me aware of this design concept when I was 12,,,,huh

Rutan's designs are al beautiful and perform well. Thanks for sharing this one.

What is that???

Would this be good enough for an Atlantic crossing, via Halifax or so? Or would this be too risky or dangerous? Or it could only be done with very mild winds or something?

Lousey Audio. You'll get more subscribers if you have good audio.

You’re not videoing now are you ?

Ah fellow Sussex County resident! The air show at Sussex airport was awesome to be at every summer!

Looks a great design, super efficient on gas. Love to fly in it. Thinking it would be great for the Ukrainian army in their battle agsint the russians

thats a tight fit!

1000 nanometres isn't very far.

My father and I built one of these to a finished air frame, which I understood from other builders was about 1/2 way, time wise. We then sold it, and the guy we sold it to did the engine, avionics, and finishing work and flew it all over heck and back. Another guy in Indiana now owns it. Nice looking build here, I've seen a few that look like they were cut our with a hatchet and the epoxy and glass was thrown on from across the room. My son still gives me grief when I bring up the subject for selling it. He got a ride after it was finished. That was my second mistake. :-) I told him he could build his own, and I would help. Nada, so far.

It will take you to Heaven!

With retractable gear, a canopy that is escapable when upside down and some form of flaps... this thing would be a cruiser like no other.

John Denver would disagree

I am not flying 1600 miles at 140 kn in that small of a tube…

1000 Newton Meters? Why would you use a unit of torque to represent range?

I am not into aviation and came across the video by YT recommendation. BUT have to say I sat trough the whole thing...really interesting guy...and yes...divorce can change life in positive ways :)...Keep up the good work..

Does your plane have a new registry number? N7128U comes up empty. Just curious...

Then there was the long ez that imported 100 kilos of cocaine from Peru to central Florida in the early 90s… non-stop over 12 hours. Pretty sure that guy never got caught.

Beautiful and natural clouds

We're pumped to electrify one of these air frames one day. A vibration-free Long EZ would be a beautifully graceful way to fly.

please provide contact number of the man who made this plane and explaining.

Imagine how efficient and fast this would be with a toroidal prop!

Great as long as you don't mind being in the bay next to John Denver

This is the plane I had hoped to build, but I got married and it never happened.

That or the velocity and I know they are different planes.

that looks fun

Cool plane. I prefer the Cozy's myself however.

Fast and fuel efficient? If I recall correctly, Rand Robinson KR-1 and Quickie Q2 more so.

John Denver died in one of these.

You really hate getting right to the point, huh? No time for watching this.

go a 1000nm in any direction and you are bound to hit some weather

Fairly interesting plane, with a turbo rotax might be even more efficient but a Risen 915 just outperforms it. It's much faster, much more fuel efficient, longer range, much simpler configuration, much easier to fly and it's side by side seating. He should get that next.

I just got divorced, buying a long ez myself!

“Very Responsive”that’s because of.!.

Mr Rutan is a genius 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

This guy is a candidate 4a constant speed prop& electric HVAC on his next update. I like the FI Lycoming power plant.

I think I have seen one near Fitchburg, Massachusetts this year. : ) Nice sounding, quiet engine.

My distant cousin made some great planes!