The Rans S-11 Pursuit is an American single-engined, tractor configuration, single-seat, low-wing aircraft, based on the lifting body principle, designed and built by Randy Schlitter.
[1][2] The S-11 was conceived as a unique single seat sport aircraft, based on the lifting body concept pioneered by NASA in the 1960s.
It is made from a welded steel fuselage with aluminum ribs and a composite shell.
The aircraft suffered an engine failure caused by a seized piston at altitude.
The National Transportation Safety Board assessed cause factors as engine failure followed by a high descent rate on landing.