Rutan DEFIANT
1 for sale, 0 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Rutan DEFIANT ask?
Not published
1 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Rutan DEFIANT fly?
Not published
What does a Rutan DEFIANT cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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The Rutan DEFIANT in brief
1 Rutan DEFIANT listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1988.
How the Rutan DEFIANT performs
The catalog publishes no performance figures here yet. The pilot’s operating handbook for the exact variant is the place to check.
Buying a Rutan DEFIANT
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Rutan DEFIANT
- Manufacturer
- Rutan
- Category
- Not published
- Variants in the catalog
- Not published
- Passengers, at most
- Not published
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- Not published
- Cruise speed, fastest
- Not published
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- Not published
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- Not published
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- Not published
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Rutan DEFIANT fleet
- Registered fleet
- 26
- Median age
- 29 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 0
- Most built in the
- 2000s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- —
- A flight hour, all in
- —
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $0
- Fixed
- $0
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.