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The bright green painted Long was reposted today on Barnstormers for $45k.

Not sure how this one slipped by me.  I must not have been checking my bookmarks:

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LONG EZE 1983 AIRCRAFT • $18,000 • FOR SALE • Long-EZ, 1983, N234SC, AFTT: 818.7, SMOH 875.7, Lycoming engine O235-C1, 115hp, Factory plans built by Dr. RC St Clair, Palmdale CA. Rudder mod, vortex generators, manual gear, assist step, nav/strobes. Icom A200 Com, Apollo GPS, Terra Txpr, PM 501 ICS, No ADS-B. Empty weight 783lbs, Gross weight 1425lbs. Always hangared, paint: 6, needs CI. Located KFWS, $18K OBO.Being offered as is where is.Leave msg.817-292-1984 Owner passed away, estate managing sale. Two owners, continuous logbooks. Birth and shakedown trials for Eze and Dr St Clair's actual plane diary included. • Contact Beatrice Wheeler , - located Ft Worth, TX 76133 United States • Telephone: 8172921984 • Posted September 2, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

783 lbs sounds pretty light, compared to a lot of others I've seen listed.

And another project for $10k, including an engine:

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LONG EZE PROJECT • $10,000 • AVAILABLE • Long EZE project for sale, was near completion. Had a fire in shop. Flames didn't get to EZE but smoke and heat caused damage to fuselage. No damage to wings and canard. Glass on fuselage mostly good, needs finish and paint. LYC 0320-E2A-150 HP, with lightweight starter and alternator. SS exhaust and motor mount. Light speed ignition. Wilkinson nose lift. Dynon with auto pilot SD32, King 76A, Stratomaster engine gages, microair N760, Lowrance color GPS, pair strobes LED Navy lights. I will take $10,000.00 cash, a lot of parts and pick up only. Call me for more information. • Contact Joe Bennight - HOME BUILDER , Owner - located Payette, ID 83661 United States • Telephone: 208 258 9965 • Posted August 23, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

Over on Facebook, a Vari-EZE airframe, with matching trailer, for $4,750.

A $40k Vari-eze:

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1995 VARIEZE • $39,995 • ACCEPTING OFFERS • For sale one 1995 Varieze with low hours on in. It will top out at 200 mph. this is being sold as a flying aircraft but you will need to put on the adsb out. and you will be up and flying in no time. asking only $39,995 or best offer. For more information on the plane call or text me at 208 576 8238 Thanks Larry T • Contact Larry Tombaugh - D&L INDUSTRIES , Owner - located Nampa, ID 80204 United States • Telephone: 208 570 8386 • 208 576 8238 • Posted August 21, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

 

On 8/19/2022 at 12:51 PM, sweekuh said:

more info on the photoless longez... looks pretty good other than high time engine. https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/avo/d/carlsbad-rutan-longez/7518101174.html

It also appears to be on FB marketplace: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/767622241049709/

No photos attached to this one:

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RUTAN DESIGN LONG EZ AIRCRAFT • $32,000 • FOR IMMEDIATE SALE • Fly now, fly out condition, always hangered, serious buyers can request more info, pics, etc • Contact Don Black , Friend of Owner - located Carlsbad, CA 92008 United States • Telephone: Email Only • Posted August 18, 2022

Also, someone from Scaled wants a copy of Defiant plans.  @Jon Matcho could you help him out?

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RUTAN DEFIANT PLANS WANTED • WANTED • I am desperately looking for construction plans for the Rutan Defiant. Any quality / medium is okay! • Contact Jacob Rabideau - SCALED COMPOSITES , - located Tehachapi, CA 93561 United States • Telephone: 603-300-0229 • Posted August 18, 2022

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DRAGONFLY MARK 1 W/LIMBACH • $7,500 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR TRADE • Dragonfly Mark 1 with limbach 1700 EI engine workmanship is outstanding no damage no paperwork • Contact Mark Carroll , - located Murray, KY 42071 United States • Telephone: 270-227-9090 • Posted August 7, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad

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QUICKIE Q2 FUSELAGE COWL PARTS • $1,500 • BARN FIND !! • fuel tanks and some bulkheads installed uncut cowls, spinner and control parts and plans email pics • Contact Les Laidlaw , Owner - located Mankato, MN 56001 United States • Telephone: 507-304-0819 • Posted July 29, 2022

Welcome!  Make sure you join the various email groups as well--they are quite active.

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QUICKIE 2 ,Q2,RUTAN,Q200 • $2,500 • ACCEPTING OFFERS • 2 fuselage, wings, seats, 2sets of gears, 3sets of cowls, lost Q2 foams, look at pictures if you have any questions call. I have more pictures, cleaning hanger, you must pick up or arrange for pick up 714-924-0802 • Contact Saeid Hamidi , Owner - located Yorba Linda, CA 92886 United States • Telephone: 714-924-0802 • Posted July 10, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

 

Seen on Facebook:

Kent, you're a rock star.  If we could build a whole library of plans, that would be awesome.  I know Jon has a set of Defiant plans that are on his to-do list to scan and post as well.  It's a pity no plans were ever published for Catbird or Boomerang...

A Cozy project, also with no pics:

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RUTANS COZY - BUILDER SPECIAL • $7,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • COZI Great workmanship 85% done Fuselage Gear Wings&Canard done and fitted Strakers not done. • Contact Dee Dean , - located Mashpee, MA 02649 United States • Telephone: 619 253.4247 • Posted July 5, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad

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LONG EZE 1983 AIRCRAFT • $25,000 • FOR SALE • Long-EZ, 1983, N234SC, AFTT: 818.7, SMOH 875.7, Lycoming engine O235-C1, 115hp, Factory plans built by Dr. RC St Clair, Palmdale CA. Rudder mod, vortex generators, manual gear, assist step, nav/strobes. Icom A200 Com, Apollo GPS, Terra Txpr, PM 501 ICS, No ADS-B. Empty weight 783lbs, Gross weight 1425lbs. Always hangared, paint: 6, needs CI. Located KFWS, $25K OBO. Leave msg.817-292-1984 Owner passed away, estate managing sale. Two owners, continuous logbooks. Birth and shakedown trials for Eze and Dr St Clair's actual plane diary included. • Contact Beatrice Wheeler , - located Ft Worth, TX 76133 United States • Telephone: 8172921984 • Posted July 2, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

I'm not (yet) a builder, but I've followed Ary Glantz's build, and I've read a lot of the plans, and it seems like the videographer is rather optimistic, particularly regarding the main landing gear.  From what I understand, it seems like an entirely new gear bow and going through the entirety of Chapter 9.  It feels like the vast majority of the price is the engine, with most of the remainder in the instruments, and the airframe has little value.  Buy an engine, get an airframe, perhaps?

We've seen this one before:

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QUICKIE TRI-Q200 • $6,000 • FOR SALE • Quickie Tri-Q200 minus engine, currently registered with 524 hours in logs TTSN. LS1 canard, Velocity nose gear, streamlined wheel pants. Disassembled to improve aerodynamics on glass, body work done by pro car restoration shop. Forward sliding canopy, Patillo cowl inlets. Some minor fiberglass work then re-assembly, mount engine and go flying. Cockpit empty in photo, but all the stuff is sitting on the shelf. Could be flying this fall. Have lots of parts, some extras. No damage history. $6000 OBO • Contact Cameron Camp , Owner - located Cave Junction, OR 97523 United States • Telephone: 541-592-9045 • Posted June 30, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

 

No photos in this listing:

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RUTAN LONG EZ AIRCRAFT • $33,000 • AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE • Fly out condition email for more info+pics • Contact Don Black , Friend of Owner - located Carlsbad, CA 92008 United States • Telephone: Email Only • Posted June 25, 2022

And a canard without the rest of the plane:

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CARNARD VARIEZE • $100 • ACCEPTING OFFERS • Varieze forward carnard Tom 4174930040, • Contact Tom Hall , Owner - located Springfield, MO 65802 United States • Telephone: 4174930040 • Posted June 24, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad

According to the chatter in the email list, this one's about 45 minutes north of me.  Most of the damage appears to be not a huge deal to repair, except for the landing gear--that looks like a lot of work...

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DAMAGED LONG EZ. SELL AS IS • ACCEPTING OFFERS • Owner Recently Deceased looking to sell as is. Just completed repaint and overhaul to sell. Recent Storm Damaged plane. The Information I currently have is ; Home Built 1986. Recent engine overhaul & Certified Rebuild in 2004. 480 hr since. Engine Lycoming 0-235 series. Recent paint and powder-coating as well to engine. Plane had an agreed sale contract on 5/26 (unsigned), owner dies 5/29 and storm damaged plane on 6/13. Sale price prior to damage was $30k. I am accepting offers as I educate myself on values. May be re-listed with different price later. Offers to part out will be considered. • Contact Thomas Butkovich , Event Coordinator - located Huntersville, NC 28078 United States • Telephone: 6302474098 • Posted June 21, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

 

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VARIEZE • COME AND GET IT • Varieze aw date 1983 0200 cont. TT 1075 engine redone, 55 smoh. Fresh condition inspection, interior and exterior good. asking 32k. call with questions and location to inspect,located in sw. tennessee. 7317274592 phone calls only please 8am-8pm central time • Contact Tommie Killgore , Owner - located Counce, TN 38326 United States • Telephone: 7317274592 • Posted June 18, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

 

I poke Jon every once in a while, offering to help, but he is very busy with lots of projects

Sure seems like a lot more than cosmetic work.

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LONG EZ PROJECT NO ENGINE • $9,800 • OR BEST OFFER! • This is a complete aircraft minus the engine. The owner passed and I ended up with the plane. It's 650 airframe time according to the Hobbs meter. It needs mostly cosmetic work and just a going through (replace instruments clean control connections etc). It sat outside for a few years, hence the reason to go through it. The canopy is in great shape. It had an O-320 E3D engine. Text me for pics you want. I'm working on locating the logs. 6 seven 8 520 then 7337. Reasonable offers considered. No low balls. You'll have to haul it. I don't have time to deliver in the next 60 days. Happy flying • Contact Eric Broadwell , Owner - located Woodstock, GA 30188 United States • Telephone: 678-520-7337 • Posted June 13, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

 

I think this one is a repost:

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RUTAN QUICKIE Q1 PROJECT • $5,400 • PRICED FOR FAST SALE • Rutan Quickie Q1 project. Minus FWF. Rare in this state of completion. I purchased this in 2016 for an electric airplane project but have reluctantly realized I will not have the time to complete it. Hangared at VGT in Las Vegas, NV. Empennage detaches for transit. Engine mount for Rotax 440 (I think) included with sale. • Contact Tristan Vincent-Philpot , Owner - located Las Vegas, NV 89149 United States • Telephone: +1 702 241 8360 • Posted June 7, 2022 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images

 

On 1/27/2022 at 12:26 PM, zolotiyeruki said:

Thanks for taking the time for such a thorough reply, Marc.  60-70 lb on a 900-1200lb aircraft is nothing to sniff at, but not a game changer, either.  I lurk on the HBA forums as well, but hadn't seen this particular discussion.  I'll go do some more searching to see if I can dig it up.

For the benefit of anyone coming along later with a similar question, a relevant post by the aforementioned Billski is here: https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/threads/wing-design-for-lightest-possible-wing.31780/page-2#post-477756

Marc posted this one over on HBA:

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O-320 LONG-EZ • $42,000 • FOR SALE • Flying Long-EZ N68MB - May, 2022 Condition Inspection. ~1000 hrs. TTAF / ~1200 hrs SMOH. New G5 / GMC507 / 2 Axis Autopilot. Stratus ESGi ADS-B Transponder. Electric Wilhelmson nose gear. Baggage Pods. Interior 4/10, Exterior 6/10. One Electroair EI, one magneto. All required night lighting. King KX-155 radio. Rear Throttle/Mixture. Removable fuselage top. Two Lightspeed headsets and wheel pants (not installed). Empty Weight 980 lb. Needs TLC - one cylinder needs ring flushing, has minor oil leak. Location - Tehachapi, CA (KTSP). Can demo flight for serious buyers. • N68MB - FURTHER INFO / PICS • Contact Marc Zeitlin - BURNSIDE AEROSPACE , Friend of Owner - located Tehachapi, CA 935616868 United States • Telephone: 978-502-5251 • BUSINESS CARD •  Posted June 6, 2022 • Display Specs Page • Display Inventory Page • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Images