New Canard on the Block

[murray44]

Whilst I enjoy my Long EZ (and just fitting an electric nose-wheel), it really needs a reasonably long hard strip. We have a shortage of them here. Now being built to the north-west of Cambridge, England, is a new canard, single-seat, that will operate off 300 yards. It's called an E-Go. Have a look at www.e-goaeroplanes.com. It doesn't have the legs of the Long EZ, and it can't carry talking ballast, but will be fun to fly. It is factory built, all carbon fibre with a Wankel-style rotary engine, and for those of us with limited spare time and skill, it is a exciting opportunity. The test aircraft has displayed to an enthusiastic audience. I'm sure it will make it to the US in due course.

Murray44
Cambridge,
England

[flyingwaldo]

Funny name.  Over here any E-plane is assumed to be electric!
Good luck with it.  Do you know Bill, man of many canards?

[easyrider]

I visited the E Go factory in 2011 and it appeared to be a a serious and well set up operation.
It could be an opportunity for retiring Canard flying pilots to continue flying the E Go as an LSA
Easyrider

[murray44]

Good point re the name. The University of Cambridge already has an experimental rig with batteries and propeller. The installation features in one of the early E-go bulletins. Unfortunately, the Single Seat Deregulated (SSDR) rules give a max AUW of 300kg so it will probably have to wait for development  in the 'Permit to Fly' category, where the AUW wouldn't be a problem, but the team are progressive, so watch this space.

Would like to get in contact with any experts in the UK, as I have the equipment to retrofit an electric airbrake to my LongEZ and would appreciate some advice.

Murray44