The RANS S-6ES Coyotte II is a two seat, high wing, tricycle or conventional landing gear ultralight aircraft developed and produced by RANS Inc. in the USA. 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 4500 UL-aeroplanes complete or as a building package since. Today, Rans Aircraft designs and builds UL-aeroplanes and light-sport-aircraft. The original single seat S-4 Coyote was designed by Randy Schlitter in 1982. Construction of the first Coyote prototype was started in November 1982, with the first flight following in March 1983. A further development of the the S-4 was the S-5 Coyote. The S-6 Coyote II two-seater was developed from the S-5 Coyote. The production-prototype of the Rans S-6 Coyote II flew first in November 1988. In April 1990, the Rans S-6ES went into production. The 'ES' indicates that it is the second generation of the original S-6 design, thanks to a fuselage redesign which resulted in an Extended Span, giving improved performance and appearance. The standard engine of the Rans S-6S is the Rotax 503; 582; 912 or 912S. There are tricycle and taildragger undercarriage versions. Several variations of wing have been produced for the different markets, including one tapered design. The two-seat Rans S-6S Super Coyote joined the S-6ES Coyote II in production in 1993. More than 2100 Rans S-6 Coyote II Series kits have been delivered to customers all over the world.
The ICAO code of the RANS S-6 Coyote 2 is COY2

The 1995-built Rans S-6ES Coyote II s/n 295732ES was registered 59-QS in the Frence ULM register before it was registered OO-C06 in Belgium. The ultraleight aircraft is equiped with a special noise-reducing 6 blades propeller.
On 13 August 2005. Rans S-6ES Coyote II OO-C06 was seen at Sanicole airfield near Hechtel and Leopoldsburg (EBLE).

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