homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
Rutan VariViggen
The Rutan VariViggen is a homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. The aircraft is a tandem two-seater of primarily wooden construction with a delta wing and a canard foreplane. The VariViggen is powered by a 150 hp Lycoming O-320 aero engine in pusher configuration. The prototype was designated Model 27, and the production version was Model 32.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Rutan Aircraft Factory
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1972-05-01
- Length
- 5.79 m
- Wingspan
- 5.79 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 130 kt
- Max speed
- 160 kt
- Range
- 330 nm
- Service ceiling
- 14,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 800 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,700 lb
- Empty weight
- 950 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 30 US gal
- Powerplant
- Lycoming O-320
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 19 ft
- Wingspan
- 19 ft
- Number built
- 20
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.