Rans Inc. was founded by Randy Schlitter in 1974 and started with the
development of sailtrikes. In 1983, Rans Inc. started with the
production of aircraft and has delivered over 4000 UL-aeroplanes
complete or as a building package since. Today, Rans Aircraft designs
and builds UL-aeroplanes and light-sport-aircraft. The
production-prototype of the Rans S-6 flew first in November 1988. The
two-seat Rans S-6S entered production in 1993. In April 1990, the Rans
S-6ES went into production. It is the second generation of the original
S-6 design. The standard engine of the Rans S-6S is the Rotax 503; 582;
912 or 912S. Already over 1700 Rans S-6 Coyote II Series kits has been
delivered to customers throughout the world.
The 1995-built
Rans S-6ES c/n 0994674 was registered OO-C01 in Belgium on 13 March
1995. The aircraft is owned by Flying Dutchman in Lummen, Belgium, and
was seen at the MLA-airfield Dankern near Haren (Ems), Germany, during the Fly-In 2004.
Luchtvaart déjà vu
