How much does a used Rutan Aircraft Factory Vari-Eze cost?

Name: Rutan Aircraft Factory Vari-Eze
Brand: Rutan Aircraft Factory

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Vari-Eze

Seats: 2 2
Power: 100 hp75 kW
Cruise: 143 kt266 km/h
US register: 208 aircraft208 aircraft

About the Vari-Eze

The Rutan Aircraft Factory VariEze is a single-seat, composite homebuilt aircraft designed in the United States by Burt Rutan, featuring an unconventional canard layout and air-cooled flat-four engine. Hundreds of examples have been constructed by amateur builders.

The aircraft is historically significant for popularizing both the canard configuration and moldless glass cloth composite construction methods among homebuilders, subsequently influencing the development of several larger cabin canard designs.

Engines fitted

178 aircraft

Engine	Power	Aircraft
Continental O-200	100 hp	120
Lycoming O-235	115 hp	26
Continental C85	85 hp	21
Continental C90	95 hp	8
Lycoming O-320	180 hp	3

Specifications

Continental O-200-B

Dimensions

Length: 14 ft 0 in 4.27 m4.27 m 14 ft 0 in
Wingspan: 22 ft 3 in 6.77 m6.77 m 22 ft 3 in
Wing area: 54 sq ft 5.0 m²5.0 m² 54 sq ft

Weights

Empty weight: 580 lb 263 kg263 kg 580 lb
Max take-off weight: 1,050 lb 476 kg476 kg 1,050 lb
Fuel capacity: 6.3 US gal 24 L24 L 6.3 US gal

Performance

Cruise speed: 143 kt 266 km/h266 km/h 143 kt
Max speed: 169 kt 314 km/h314 km/h 169 kt
Stall speed: 48 kt 89 km/h89 km/h 48 kt
Range: 739 nm 1,368 km1,368 km 739 nm
Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min 8.1 m/s8.1 m/s 1,600 ft/min

Powerplant

Engine: Continental O-200-B
Engine power: 100 hp 75 kW75 kW 100 hp

Capacity

Seats: 2

ICAO type designator: VEZE
Manufacturer: Rutan Aircraft Factory
Country: United States
First flight: 1975
On the US register: 208
Registered in: United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, United States, Canada

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Vari-Eze prices

Asking prices of those for sale now, US dollars

Asking prices for the 3 Rutan Aircraft Factory Vari-Eze aircraft for sale with a price run from $15,374 to $39,176, with a median of $28,000.

Vari-Eze running costs

$178 an hour

Hours a year Aircraft value (USD)

A year
	Low	Typical	High
Fuel	$3,398	$4,428	$5,197
Oil	$80	$100	$130
Engine overhaul reserve	$2,167	$2,667	$4,833
Annual inspection and maintenance	$2,500	$3,500	$4,500
Hangar	$3,000	$6,300	$9,600
Insurance	$552	$758	$964

Total	$11,697	$17,753	$25,224
Per hour	$117	$178	$252