Chippewa Marine
VariEze N23CE
In 1975 I read an article and saw a picture of an experimental airplane called the VariEze. It was something I had never seen before and I could not get it out of my mind. A plane that you could build yourself, carry two people, take the wings off and trailer home and put in your garage. That was not all - it was a "pusher" (the prop was in the back) but what was even better than that was it's looks and it could fly at 200 miles per hour and go 700-900 miles on one fill-up! The guy who designed, built and made plans for others to build the VariEze is Burt Rutan.
To see my 1st Flight click on the 1st picture below.
See my photos and the modifications I made to my VariEze N23CE
I lengthened the nose, put on nose gear door, lengthened fuel strakes adding 3 more gallons of fuel to each side and giving me pilot storage at my elbows, added solar panel to trickle charge the battery, put curved tips on the canard, the best mods according to my beautiful bride were adding the baggage pods and better air vents in the back seat.
I Soar with the Eagles, Great Spirit Guide My Path.
Just for fun - see Bob Davenport flying his Long-Ez over the
Great Wall of China!!!!??????
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