Blue Yonder EZ Flyer

In 1991 Winters set out to design a high performance kit plane that he intended to produce commercially.

Winter's own past experience flying Ultraflight Lazairs provided the motivation for the design of a slow, easy to handle aircraft with an open cockpit.

[1] Winters designed a new open lattice, "N" girder fuselage constructed from 4130 steel tube along with a new tail to be fitted with wings from the Merlin EZ.

The aircraft retained the Junker's ailerons of the Merlin along with the Clark "Y" airfoil that produces docile handling characteristics.

[1][3] The EZ Flyer can be equipped with a variety of powerplants, all mounted in pusher configuration:[5][9] The prototype proved robust and easy for students to learn to fly on and has been used since new as a trainer at the Blue Yonder Ultralight Flight School.

The prototype EZ Flyer powered by a Rotax 503 engine
EZ Flyer at Blue Yonder Aviation 1998
EZ Flyer showing its Rotax 582 engine installation