# Blue Yonder Aviation > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blue_Yonder_Aviation > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blue_Yonder_Aviation.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Yonder_Aviation > Source revision: 1108277368 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian aircraft manufacturer Blue Yonder Aviation Type Private company Industry Aerospace Founder Wayne Winters Key people President: Wayne Winters Products Kit plane manufacturing Number of employees 3 (2005) Blue Yonder President and designer Wayne Winters taxis the prototype [Twin Engine EZ Flyer](/source/Blue_Yonder_Twin_Engine_EZ_Flyer) **Blue Yonder Aviation** is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer, specializing in kit aircraft for the North American [amateur-built aircraft](/source/Amateur-built_aircraft) and [ultralight](/source/Ultralight_aircraft_(Canada)) markets. The company website seems to have been taken down in late 2016 and the company may have gone out of business.[1] ## Origins The company was originally formed by Wayne Winters in 1986 as a flying school teaching students on a single [Spectrum Beaver RX550](/source/Spectrum_Beaver_RX550) at [Indus/Winters Aire Park](/source/Indus%2FWinters_Aire_Park_Airport) south of [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta).[2][3] The airport had originally been purchased in 1914 by Miltor L. Winters from the [Canadian Pacific Railway](/source/Canadian_Pacific_Railway) for [Cdn$](/source/Canadian_dollar)24 per acre. In 1946 upon returning home from the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) Ralph C. Winters purchased the land from the older Winters. In 1970 he graded the first runway on the property. Ralph Winters son, Wayne Winters assumed operation of the airport when his father retired. The airport is home to a large community of pilots and aircraft, including a large number of ultralights.[2] ## Present history In 1996, Blue Yonder purchased the rights to the [Merlin](/source/Blue_Yonder_Merlin) from Merlin Aircraft and started manufacturing the aircraft in a converted pig barn on the property. Winters designed the open-cockpit [EZ Flyer](/source/Blue_Yonder_EZ_Flyer) in 1991 and the [Twin Engine EZ Flyer](/source/Blue_Yonder_Twin_Engine_EZ_Flyer) in 1999. The EZ Flyer proved successful and 30 have been completed alongside approximately 50 Merlins. Blue Yonder constructs kits or completed aircraft on a *made-to-order* basis. For several years US manufacturer [Comp Air](/source/Comp_Air) marketed Blue Yonder-produced Merlin kits in the USA under the name "Aero Comp Merlin", although this arrangement is no longer in effect.[3][4][5] In 2011 the company introduced a single-seat twin-engine, single-seat, high-wing aircraft, marketed as the [Blue Yonder EZ Fun Flyer](/source/Blue_Yonder_EZ_Fun_Flyer). Only one was registered in Canada.[6][7][8] ## Aircraft Summary of aircraft built by Blue Yonder Aircraft Model name First flight Number built Type Merlin 1986 50 cabin monoplane EZ Flyer 1991 30 open cockpit monoplane EZ King Cobra 1998 1 P-63 Kingcobra replica Twin Engine EZ Flyer 1999 1 Twin engine observation aircraft EZ Harvard 2002 1 Harvard replica EZ Fun Flyer 2011 1 Inspired by the Ultraflight Lazair ## Merlin Manufacturers a 1990 model [Merlin GT](/source/Blue_Yonder_Merlin) built by Macair Industries Blue Yonder is the fourth manufacturer of the Merlin design. Companies who have built the Merlin were:[3][9] Merlin Manufacturers Company Location Dates Ownership Macair Industries Baldwin, Ontario, Canada 1988-91 John Burch Malcolm Aircraft Michigan, USA 1991-92 John Burch Merlin Aircraft Michigan, USA 1993-96 Blue Yonder Indus, Alberta 1996–present Wayne Winters ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Blue Yonder Aviation. ["Blue Yonder Aviation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160829140935/http://www.ezflyer.com/). *archive.org*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ezflyer.com/) on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BYAirport_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BYAirport_2-1) Winters, Wayne. [*Airport History*, 2001.](http://www.ezflyer.com/page12BYA.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090124141955/http://ezflyer.com/page12BYA.html) 2009-01-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Retrieved: 3 March 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-COPA1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-COPA1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-COPA1_3-2) Hunt, Adam. *Merlin Magic*. *[COPA](/source/Canadian_Owners_and_Pilots_Association) Flight*, February 2005, p. C-1. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-COPA2_4-0)** Hunt, Adam. *Merlin Magic Revisited*. *[COPA](/source/Canadian_Owners_and_Pilots_Association) Flight*, October 2005, page C-1. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-COPA3_5-0)** Hunt, Adam. *Pilot Report: EZ Flyer*. *[COPA](/source/Canadian_Owners_and_Pilots_Association) Flight*, May 2001, p. C-1. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2011_6-0)** Vandermeullen, Richard: *2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide*, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 46. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Proprius Solutions (2019). ["C-IJKV Canadian Aircraft Registration Details"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191120140933/https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/ca/IJKV). *regosearch.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/ca/IJKV) on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-TCCAR_8-0)** [Transport Canada](/source/Transport_Canada) (20 November 2019). ["Canadian Civil Aircraft Register"](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=521042&rfr=RchSimp.aspx). Retrieved 20 November 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Armstrong_9-0)** Armstrong, Kenneth. *Choosing Your Homebuilt - the one you will finish and fly! Second Edition*. Goleta, CA: Butterfield Press, 1993, pp. 195–201. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-932579-26-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-932579-26-4). ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Blue Yonder Aviation](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Blue_Yonder_Aviation). - [Official website archives](https://web.archive.org/web/20220000000000*/http://www.ezflyer.com/) on [Archive.org](/source/Archive.org) v t e Blue Yonder aircraft Aircraft EZ Flyer EZ Fun Flyer EZ Harvard EZ King Cobra Merlin Twin Engine EZ Flyer Predecessor companies Macair Industries Malcolm Aircraft Merlin Aircraft Marketing partner companies Comp Air --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Blue Yonder Aviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Yonder_Aviation) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Yonder_Aviation?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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