AlwaysEZ Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I am interested in building a Long EZ and would like to purchase a set of plans. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Ashton Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 See the “open ez” topic in this forum or do a search for open ez. The plans and builder manual are available online. Rutan says he has no objection, just don’t call it a Long-ez. He doesn’t want the liability. Quote -KentCozy IV N13AM-750 hrs, Long-EZ-85 hrs and sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysEZ Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Kent thanks for the reply. I did use the open ez plans and manual. The problem is when you compare fabricated parts in the manual to parts in the plans they are different. For example the landing gear brackets in the manual say drawn to size but when compared to the plans they are completely different. I assumed I needed an original builders manual. Not sure which is correct manual or plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Aaron, just in case you're not aware, the Rutan newsletters correct mistakes including drawing errors. I don't know that this is one but it could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysEZ Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Thanks Barry I will take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Ashton Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 The attach angles in the plans look pretty accurate (pic) but there are two things to know. We no longer route the rudder cable through extra holes in the angles. That caused cracks to develop there. Also on the left side of the drawing, Section A-A, see where there are 21 BID layers between the attach angle and the fuselage wall. That's good but the outboard head of the bolt did not have so many layers and when the airplane is landed hard or heavy, the bolts tend to pull into the wood and get loose. Marc's copyright'ed site BurnsideAerospace.com has a pic of a repair using metal. You ought use extra layers there and at least some wide washers under the bolt heads. Open-EZ r5 A5.tif Quote -KentCozy IV N13AM-750 hrs, Long-EZ-85 hrs and sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Aaron, I have not built an EZ, Kent has lots of experience so he should get your attention. However, I studied the plans pretty thoroughly a while back and thought I remembered something about the landing gear and CP updates. There are some... CP 27 has a modification moving the holes in the extrusions. CP 28 has a note about the BID plies being shown as 1 and should be 15 CP 30 has a note about the axle bolt location is not accurate, and a correction to the washers used Might be others as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysEZ Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Wanted to say thanks to all who replied. I feel better now knowing there are people out there willing to help and give advice. I plan to move forward with my build. I have downloaded all the plans, build manual and CPs. I have taken composite classes and build classes from the EAA. I am also finishing my private pilots license. I plan to take my time and enjoy the process. Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidhawk9 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Absolutely do it by the means that you will most enjoy it. If you don't enjoy it you will never finish. Myself, I find it a pleasure and very satisfying to head out to the shed, even if only for a few minutes. Even if I'm just sanding (like today)! Quote Aerocanard (modified) SN:ACPB-0226 (Chapter 8) Canardspeed.com (my build log and more; usually lags behind actual progress)Flight simulator (X-plane) flight model master: X-Aerodynamics (GMT+12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longezmg Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 If have a full set of plans, News Letters etc. as well as working/shop copy. See post for LongEz project. I am in Orlando FL. Anytime you are interested in seeing this project feel free to call. Best to you. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysEZ Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Mark I am very interested in seeing your project. How can I contact you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysEZ Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 I'm still looking for a set of original plans. Anyone considering selling, please contact me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Stevens Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Over the years I have acquired three sets of Long Eze plans. One I purchased from Burt and built N33X from, IO-320 Long Ez, and the other two from project that I purchased along the way. As far as I know the other two have not been built from but all are in fair, but used condition. If you are still interested please contact me. I also have a lot of parts from the two projects, enough to build a complete Long, but I am parting them out to builders that might need them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build2 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Hi folks! If anyone has a set of original RAF Long EZ paper plans for sale, please let me know. I'm using the OPEN-EZ digital files (awesome)...but I'd still like to get a paper version of the original plans. Thanks! Howard (hplevyak@mac.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixfivelrp Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 On those gear extrusions add press in steel bushings. McMaster Carr # 8491A725. Also i have a cad file of the ones we made if you need it. Quote FZ Long eze , # 712 Chapter 14, Chapter 13 and 16 done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build2 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Hi Fritz, Yes, most definitely...I'd like to have a copy of the CAD file please. That would be very helpful. Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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