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The [Rutan] Model 81 Catbird is a high-efficiency five-seat single-engine all-composite general aviation aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. It is unusual in that it incorporates both a small forward wing and a small conventional horizontal stabilizer on the tail.The Catbird was designed by Burt Rutan while his company Scaled Composites was owned by Beechcraft. The design was intended to replace the long-produced Bonanza.
