Flight Review: Back to the Future
Burt Rutan’s VariEze puts today’s fast glass in perspective.
https://www.kitplanes.com/flight-rev...to-the-future/
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The VariEZE uses a carved Hertzler Silver Bullet carbon-sheathed wood prop and pressure-recovering spinner.
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Aerodynamic devices help control spanwise flow.
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Brown and his partner have kept the foreplane true to Rutan’s original design.
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All engine cooling comes through a belly scoop. Builders have tried various permutations of this inlet.
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George
Architect, Artist and Designer of Objects
2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe
1977 Porsche 911s Targa
1998 Chevy S-10 Pick-Up truck
1989 Scat II HP Hovercraft
You cannot sell aerodynamics in a can............
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