shender1 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Does any one know of Defiant plans for sale and or have any specs on the plane? A friend of mine has done some reading on composite construction and is interested in mold less construction. I've told him to look at the cozy but he wants something with more space. The Defiant looks like it might be a contender but I've told him that plans would probably be difficult, if not impossible, to find. I know that the RAF does not sell them anymore. Thanks, Sean Quote I'm not aware of too many things. I know what I know if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sower Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 I have a good friend who is a defiant builder. I will ask him if they have a list or if he knows anyone or can suggest places to advertise. It IS BIG. He is a "cave diver" and chose it because it would hold all his SCUBA gear and he could sleep sprawled out in the plane. It's not fast (maybe 160-165 kts) but I believe it will cruise all day SE. Took Forest nearly 15 yrs to build. I'll tickle him on it .... Jim S. Quote ...Destiny's Plaything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 I know very little about the defiant, have seen two, one at oshkosh and one at oakland pontiac airport and i talked to one owner. I am not one for negative building thoughts, but, they take a looooooooooooong time to build, very complex. On another note, the one owner that i talked to was in process of rebuilding his, lost an engine shortly after takeoff and ended up in trees, but he did love the plane The brock catologue does list parts for them enjoy the build Mike Quote maker wood dust and shavings - foam and fiberglass dust and one day a cozy will pop out, enjoying the build i can be reached at http://www.canardcommunity.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sower Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 From a friend who built and flies a Defiant: There is a Yahoo Group for Defiants. You can post a request for plans there. At this point there are only copies available. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/defiantflyers/ Dust is right - they take a long LONG time to build. But then again, if you want a twin, it is the only game in town. If you were to get with RAC and see if they would be inclined to look up their list of sales of Defiant plans and compare it to a list of completed projects from the email list above, you might be able to find plans or an abandoned project. Or get on the list and see if anyone there knows of someone who quit building (or never started). Quote ...Destiny's Plaything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shender1 Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Thanks for the info! I will pass it along to my friend. I saw a real nice example of one at the Rough River fly in. It is a large plane. Jim, I met you at Rough River this year. I was the guy hauling around three kids. We talked a little bit about rotaries and your plane. Thanks again for everyones input! Sean Henderson Quote I'm not aware of too many things. I know what I know if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wells Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I purchased an original set of defiant plans (serial # 56) from Burt way back when. I had maybe 1500 hours into building it when Hurricane Iniki took my project, along with my dad's own designed & buit bi-plane, and scattered them all over Kauai. At that time, I thought that I might build again, and obtained exact copies of the template pages that I had cut up, from another Defiant builder. I never did restart the project again, mostly because of having kids and other financial concerns. Now I decided to start building a new plane again, but this time I decided on a Cozy (less expensive and less building time). I never really thought about selling my plans until now. I just joined your forum and have discovered that there is still interest in people wishing to build Defiants. BUT, before I ran into this thread, I found another forum member that was interested in purchasing the plans. Not trying to gouge him, and just feeling good that someone could use the plans,I offered him a pretty small price for the plans, in which he sounded elated. I told him that I would be out of town until Jan 4th, and would contact him when I got back in order to complete the sale. If for some reason he decides to back out, I would gladly sell the plans to anyone else that is interested. I will let the forum know of what happens in Janurary. Happy building/dreaming! John Wells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shender1 Posted December 18, 2003 Author Share Posted December 18, 2003 John, Please keep me posted on the status of your plans. I will talk to my friend tonight and see if he is still interested... Thanks, Sean Henderson Quote I'm not aware of too many things. I know what I know if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mboyd Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Hello My friend and I bought the late Mr. Baker's partially completed Rutan Defiant project. His family told us he was an aircraft engineer for Boeing and some of you may already be familiar with him as he was very active in the Defiant community. We have complete Defiant plans and are able to offer complete plan sets including updates. We also have patterns. We may also be interested in selling the Defiant project aircraft. There are too many parts and details to list here but photos and descriptions are available to serious inquiries. Sent from my iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mboyd Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 We also have templates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macleodm3 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 So.... are you making copies of the set of plans that you have and offering them for sale here? Quote Andrew Anunson I work underground and I play in the sky... no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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