This streamlines the airflow, reduces drag and helps with the CG, given that Excalibur has a larger, heavier engine than the original plans.Īt the very tip is a retractable heated pitot tube. Nose JobĪllen describes Excalibur as a Long-EZ NG, with NG standing for “next generation.” Look carefully at the nose and you’ll see that the snout is longer than standard. Propeller: Catto three-blade, composite.The retractable heated pitot tube prevents bystanders from tripping over the pitot tube when the aircraft is parked with the nose gear retracted and the nose on the ground. While there has been a great deal written about the Long-EZ, we’re going to focus on the details that make Excalibur such an outstanding example of craftsmanship. Many parts he previously built were reconstructed with his new goals in mind. Everything had to be cleaner, smoother, lighter. Narrowing the focus to create the fastest aircraft he could added at least two years to his total build.
It didn’t help that partway through the build Allen discovered the Sport Air Racing League, and a dedicated focus was placed on squeezing every bit of speed out of the airframe. Allen was named Plansbuilt Grand Champion at AirVenture 2019 and also received the Stan Dzik Memorial Award for Outstanding Design Contribution. Allen Floyd and Excalibur, his award-winning Long-EZ. While some are improvements that have been proven by previous builders, others are unique to Excalibur. The build itself took more than 13 years and included the design and incorporation of multiple modifications and enhancements. Life got in the way, as it does, and it was years before he began construction. He bought the plans to build the airplane of his dreams soon after graduation in 1983. Witness the evolution of Allen Floyd’s Long-EZ, Excalibur.Īllen, who hails from Erie, Colorado, fell in love with Burt Rutan’s Long-EZ when he was working the line at an FBO in high school. But it can also lead to a much better end result. According to his wishes, cremation has been entrusted to Lunning Chapel.Have you ever had project creep? The gradual cumulation of ideas and what-ifs that makes a straight path meander is all but guaranteed to add time and complexity.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two sisters, Dorothy and Vickie and twin brothers in infancy.Ī celebration of li. Survivors include one son, Robert (Janet) Green of Davenport two daughters, Tara Green-Johnson of Burlington and Teresa (Freddie) Matos of Pennsylvania one step son, Robert (Kimberly) Welsh III of Texas one step daughter, Tamatha (Tim) Royer of Burlington 27 grandchildren two great grandchildren four sisters, Jean Gay of Washington, Sandy Matson of Davenport, Dixie Baldwin of Warsaw, IL and Amy Tyner of Phoenix, AZ one brother, Donald Green of Davenport several nieces and nephews. He was a "back yard" mechanic and loved to work on cars and socialize. He worked for Sears Manufacturing, drove over the road and then later for Floyds EZ Way.
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William was a truck driver his entire life.
On Septemhe married Meribeth Brown in Rock Island, Illinois. Tuesday, Jat Great River Medical Center.īorn Septemin Burlington, he was the son of William Audrey and Lealia Mae (Reynolds) Green. William Richard Green, 69, of Burlington, died 5:59 p.m.
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