This is a possible candidate... The Rutan Long-EZ. It is a home-built aircraft, designed by Burt Rutan (the guy who designed the SpaceShip for Virgin Airlines). Fast, sleek, easy to fly and with a long endurance, it is one of the few GA aircraft equipped with an airbrake and the reason is quite simple: on final the aircraft shape is so clean than prevents airspeed from bleeding quickly enough, so you can deploy the airbrake and slow down faster.
Despite having a single engine, it can reach 180 knots, which is not bad at all. It is even capable to perform some simple aerobatic maneuvers, is ILS capable and can fly in cold weather (it has a carburator heater),
However, having only an engine means that if it stops for any reason whatsover, you have to land quickly: for long flights over-the-water or when crossing mountains this can be a problem, also it is difficult to land and take-off in cross-wind (the limit is 12-15 knots).
The model shown in the picture above is the payware Rutan Long-EZ produced by Alphasim. If you want to know more about the history of this amazing aircraft, you can look here.
However, having only an engine means that if it stops for any reason whatsover, you have to land quickly: for long flights over-the-water or when crossing mountains this can be a problem, also it is difficult to land and take-off in cross-wind (the limit is 12-15 knots).
The model shown in the picture above is the payware Rutan Long-EZ produced by Alphasim. If you want to know more about the history of this amazing aircraft, you can look here.
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