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952:EZ Harvard
927:Blue Yonder
849:"Merlin EZ"
562:Performance
550:Powerplant:
473:Rotax 912UL
453:Rotax 912UL
383:Blue Yonder
353:John Burch
329:John Burch
245:Rotax 912UL
126:taildragger
106:308 (2011)
72:John Burch
1623:Categories
1481:Nordic VII
1461:Nordic III
1446:J6 Karatoo
1202:Ameri-Cana
1096:Comp Air 9
1091:Comp Air 8
1086:Comp Air 7
1081:Comp Air 6
1076:Comp Air 4
1071:Comp Air 3
859:2009-01-25
782:2009-01-25
641:References
554:Rotax 912S
532:Wing area:
412:Merlin M50
305:Ownership
201:and later
1476:Nordic VI
1466:Nordic IV
1456:Nordic II
1382:Youngster
1367:Horizon 2
1362:Horizon 1
1322:Celebrity
1192:Summit SS
1177:Beaver SS
520:Wingspan:
495:Merlin EZ
488:Data from
469:Rotax 582
461:Merlin TG
449:Rotax 618
445:Rotax 582
440:Merlin EZ
431:Rotax 582
427:Rotax 532
417:Rotax 503
299:Location
253:Rotax 618
199:Rotax 532
195:Rotax 503
122:monoplane
93:Produced
69:Designer
1567:Ultravia
1471:Nordic V
1451:Nordic I
1251:EZ Flyer
1187:Summit 2
1059:Aircraft
1053:aircraft
1051:Comp Air
1009:Comp Air
942:EZ Flyer
935:Aircraft
929:aircraft
868:cite web
791:cite web
594:See also
407:Variants
374:1993-96
366:Michigan
350:1991-92
342:Michigan
326:1988-91
296:Company
263:engine.
238:Comp Air
214:Michigan
177:aluminum
118:Canadian
1608:CH 2000
1575:Pelican
1327:Classic
1317:Avenger
1228:Chinook
1220:Birdman
755:15 July
526:Height:
514:Length:
435:CAM 100
275:airfoil
272:Clark Y
207:CAM 100
1603:CH 801
1598:CH 701
1593:CH 601
1585:Zenair
1557:Lazair
1534:Beaver
1438:Norman
1347:FP-404
1342:FP-303
1309:Fisher
1246:Merlin
1210:Eureka
1066:Merlin
962:Merlin
817:
725:
437:engine
419:engine
393:Canada
322:Canada
302:Dates
249:912ULS
173:Lazair
1428:Yukon
1423:Rebel
1418:Moose
1299:R-120
1289:L-160
508:Crew:
268:chord
257:Rotax
135:, an
124:with
116:is a
88:1987
80:1987
45:Role
1294:R-80
1164:ASAP
874:link
835:COPA
815:ISBN
797:link
757:2015
723:ISBN
680:COPA
552:1 ×
493:and
112:The
510:two
370:USA
346:USA
228:of
203:582
189:in
139:or
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