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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Rans S-6 Coyote II
| image = Rans S-6.jpg
| caption = Rans S-6 Coyote II. Photo: Planespotter1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via [[commons:File:Rans S-6.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Rans
| type = Kit and Light-sport aircraft
| origin = United States
| first_flight = 1988
| status = No longer in production (2015)
| number_built = 2100 (2011)
| faa_registered = 295 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = One, One passenger
| engine = Rotax 582, 64 hp
| cruise = 90 mph (S-6ES)
| range = 220 mi (S-6ES)
| gross_weight = 930 lb (S-6ES)
| developed_from = Rans S-5 Coyote, Rans S-4 Coyote
| category = Light-sport and kit aircraft
}}

The '''Rans S-6 Coyote II''' is a two-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane designed by Randy Schlitter and built by Rans Inc., sold as a kit for amateur builders or as a complete light-sport airplane.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 295 with a valid registration, counted by model name because homebuilts are registered under their builders' names.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
Schlitter designed the original single-seat S-4 Coyote in 1982 because he was unhappy with the ultralights of the day; the first prototype flew in March 1983. The two-seat Coyote II grew from the S-5 Coyote. The first S-6 was replaced by the improved S-6ES ("extended span") in April 1990, and the S-6S Super Coyote joined it in 1993.<ref name="wp"/>

Every S-6 has a welded 4130 steel-tube cockpit and a riveted aluminum-tube rear fuselage, wings and tail, all covered in fabric. The S-6 and S-6ES use pre-sewn Dacron covers that speed building, about 250 hours for the ES, while the S-6S uses traditional dope and fabric, about 500 hours.<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''295''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| RANS S-6S || 50
|-
| RANS S-6ES || 46
|-
| RANS S6ES || 25
|-
| RANS S6S || 20
|-
| RANS S-6ES COYOTE II || 13
|-
| S-6ES || 12
|-
| RANS S-6S COYOTE II || 10
|-
| S6ES || 8
|-
| S-6ES COYOTE II || 8
|-
| RANS S-6 || 7
|-
| RANS S-6ES COYOTE || 6
|-
| RANS S6-ES || 6
|-
| S-6S || 5
|-
| S-6S COYOTE II || 5
|-
| S6S || 5
|-
| RANS S6ES COYOTE II || 5
|-
| RANS S6 || 4
|-
| S6ES-COYOTE II || 3
|-
| S-6 || 3
|-
| RANS S6-S || 3
|-
| ''44 other model names'' || 51
|}
</div>

== Specifications (S-6ES) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! S-6ES
|-
| Crew || One
|-
| Passengers / capacity || One passenger
|-
| Length || 20 ft
|-
| Wingspan || 34 ft 6 in
|-
| Empty weight || 440 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 930 lb
|-
| Engine || Rotax 582, 64 hp
|-
| Propeller || wooden
|-
| Maximum speed || 120 mph
|-
| Cruise speed || 90 mph
|-
| Range || 220 mi
|-
| Rate of climb || 1,000 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:OOC31 Coyote II.jpg|Rans S-6 Coyote II. Photo: see the file page on Commons, Public domain
File:Rans S6 Coyote II D-MMIK.jpg|Rans S-6 Coyote II. Photo: see the file page on Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Rans S-6ES Coyote II ZK-OUR, Taieri Aerodrome, NZ.JPG|Rans S-6ES Coyote II ZK-OUR at Taieri Aerodrome, Dunedin, New Zealand. Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:RANS S-6ES COYOTE II N43822 02.JPG|Rans S-6ES Coyote II at Sun 'n Fun 2006. Photo: Ahunt, Public domain
File:Rans Coyote 59CEC.JPG|A Rans Coyote W116 painted by Roger Minne (Belgium) Owner : Serge Van Cutsem. Photo: Coyote116, CC0
File:Rans S-6 Coyote II (G-GWFT) at RIAT Fairford 13July2017 arp.jpg|Rans S-6 Coyote II. Photo: Myself (Adrian Pingstone)., Public domain
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Rans S-6 Coyote II ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rans_S-6_Coyote_II Rans S-6 Coyote II]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>