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has been the subject of documentaries, magazine covers and the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes." ... For more than 45 years, Rutan has worked ... designing aircraft unlike any other that preceded it. His airplanes and spacecraft take on all types of sleek shapes and sizes, looking more like the work of a sculptor than an engineer. In all, Rutan has come up with 367 individual concepts — of which 45 have flown.
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reduces the range to 530 miles (850 km). "Out on the road, this roadable aircraft, which carries 18 US gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal) of fuel, is expected to have a driving range of 820 miles. It has a claimed electric-only range of 35 miles." Flight controls are in the right pod, road controls (steering wheel and brakes) in the left.
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in the nose of each pod will provide power during take off and an emergency backup for landing. With a cruising speed of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), Scaled says the Model 367 BiPod would have a range of 760 miles (1,220 km)." The plane can fly at 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) which
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, including the Voyager, which in 1986 became the first airplane to fly around the world without refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which in 2004 became the first private rocket plane ever to put a man into space. ... Rutan
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European sailplanes. His innovation was the adoption of the method not for repair but to build an aircraft with hotwire wing cores and hand-carved foam for the fuselage box. This method allowed Rutan to build a plane without a mold.
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was given the name "Rutan Field" in honor of the Rutan brothers' contributions to the airport, its board stating that the Rutans' aviation achievements "have played a key role in the evolution of the aerospace industry and the success of the Mojave Air & Space Port organization."
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accordance with the simple numbering system long used by Rutan — was unveiled after making its first short hop in the air on March 30. It is the legendary aerospace designer's final project at Scaled
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Burt developed a twin-engined (piston engines, one pusher and one tractor) canard-configured design. The pusher engine ran continuously, the tractor engine was used for take-off and initial climb to altitude, then was shut down.
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of US$ 10 million, completing two flights within two weeks, flying with the equivalent weight of 3 persons, and doing so while reusing at least 80% of the vehicle hardware. The two flights were piloted by
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industry, the latter a technique that was adopted in several production and commercial aircraft in the following decades. He is the founder or co-founder of multiple aerospace companies, including the
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GlobalFlyer set a record for the longest flight in history: 41,467.53 km (25,766.73 mi), the third absolute world record set with this aircraft before being flown to the NASM
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for "greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America". The craft embodies Rutan's unique style, and is another of the "icons of flight" displayed in the NASM
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on July 26, 2007, which killed three engineers and seriously injured three others, may have contributed to the delay. They were testing components for
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569:– I think it is important to do that and to do it as soon as possible."
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3427:"Virgin Galactic rolls out SpaceShipTwo's 'mothership' - New Scientist"
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On April 1, 2011, Rutan retired from Scaled Composites to his home in
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3316:"Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crash: Full Coverage and Investigation"
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Burt is married to Tonya Rutan and together they have two children.
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was a twin-engine, business jet prototype designed and built for
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that year for achieving the feat twice within a two-week period.
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SpaceShipOne now hangs in the NASM in Washington D.C., with the
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magazine's "Entrepreneur of the Year". In 2005, he received the
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3142:"FAI world aviation records database, accessed August 30, 2008"
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2276:"Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement"
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that in turn power the electric motors used for propulsion. "
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magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" and as
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3339:"t/Space Tests Air-Launch Passenger-Carrying Rocket Concept"
490:. In 2004, after SpaceShipOne flew, he was listed as one of
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In June 1974, Rutan returned to California to establish the
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List of records established by the 'Scaled Composites M311'
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in 1977 and registered as N77Q. After 5 months of testing,
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interview, Rutan articulated his motivation for developing
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fighter. He left to become Director of Development of the
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Michael Mecham and Frank Morring Jr. (December 19, 2011).
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The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian
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engines. After development work, it was reengined with a
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list for the year 2004, been the co-recipient of both the
3546:"Sky pioneers: A light aircraft revolution is taking off"
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respectively. The project team was honored with the 2004
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These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame
2168:. National Aerospace Laboratories, India. Archived from
668:, and measured the forces while driving on empty roads.
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1419:" (later known as Tier 1b), was developed and flown by
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canard aircraft. It was retired after testing in 1982.
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2929:"Design by Rutan: 39 years, 37 Airplanes, 1 Spaceship"
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by Gail S. Langevin of NASA. Accessed January 5, 2006.
2083:. Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy
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tail number: N339SS) resulted in the death of copilot
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is a prototype single-engined light business-jet (or "
951:. Announced in July 2011, the twin-pod vehicle has a
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concept. Ames turned to Rutan, who designed a small,
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In 1987, Rutan received the Golden Plate Award of the
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3291:
Simon, Stephanie; Pasztor, Andy (September 1, 2011).
1662:, and in 2019 announced that he was working on a new
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to develop a small, low-cost aircraft to investigate
3078:. US Centennial of Flight Commission. Archived from
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engine. It served as the design inspiration for the
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became the sole owner of Rutan's Scaled Composites.
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FAI Record ID #1898 – Distance over a closed course
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1887:, homebuilt with twin push-pull engines and 4 seats
1467:(central fuselage) carried under its twin fuselage
722:designs, in which he pioneered the use of moldless
213:
3259:
2696:List of records established by the 'Rutan VariEze'
2381:"J. C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering"
1372:after its first flight into space on June 21, 2004
538:Burt Rutan interview featured on Big Think in 2010
3671:Burt Rutan: Icon of Homebuilding and Space Travel
3469:"Aerospace legend Burt Rutan ready for a landing"
2595:"Aerospace legend Burt Rutan ready for a landing"
652:In 1968, he began building his first design, the
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1874:is renamed "Rutan Field" (with Dick Rutan, 2022)
914:A departure from the canard design was the 1996
855:issued a contract to Ames Industrial Company of
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2926:
2818:"AutoWeek Burt Rutan and Colin Chapman Article"
2407:"Northrop Grumman Buys Builder of SpaceShipOne"
2057:. Royce Carlton Inc. April 2005. Archived from
1925:, designed and built several homebuilt aircraft
1068:. The Voyager was retired and now hangs in the
5302:California Polytechnic State University alumni
3627:- online resource on every known Rutan project
3619:Rutan's National Aviation Hall of Fame profile
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2383:. National Academy of Sciences. Archived from
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926:and another mounted on a pod. A November 1996
476:National Museum of the United States Air Force
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2796:"AirVenture Museum: Rutan Grizzly 72 – N80RA"
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2541:"Set to Soar: First X Prize Flight This Week"
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4550:(vice president/general manager, test pilot)
3715:Rutan Aircraft Factory and Scaled Composites
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2445:"Innovation Space Race - Video - C-SPAN.org"
2228:. Kenilworth, NJ: Zenith Press. p. 16.
1956:
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775:marketed the aircraft as the Rutan model 54
714:The VariViggen design led to the successful
330:. Rutan has five aircraft on display in the
233:; born June 17, 1943) is a retired American
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2487:"Burt Rutan Wins R.A. 'Bob' Hoover Trophy"
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1524:in the mid-2000s on the development of an
464:International Air & Space Hall of Fame
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1400:reflect on a mission accomplished in 2004
963:, one in each pod, which power a pair of
389:, working on nine projects including the
5322:National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees
5024:Battlefield Airborne Communications Node
5014:AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar
2899:"Burt Rutan Designs a Hybrid Flying Car"
2820:. Lotus Talk (forum). September 28, 2004
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2252:. Scaled Composites, LLC. Archived from
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2198:. Smithsonian Institution. p. 173.
2105:. National Space Society. April 15, 2008
1650:Rutan also advised on the design of the
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315:100 Most Influential People in the World
3448:"Burt Rutan Announces Retirement Plans"
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510:. In the same year, he was awarded the
376:California Polytechnic State University
245:craft. He designed the record-breaking
76:California Polytechnic State University
16:American aerospace engineer (born 1943)
5337:Presidential Citizens Medal recipients
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2684:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
2360:Freedman, David H. (January 1, 2005).
2137:. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
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1862:Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
1247:
1148:3-liter GTP piston engines running on
1066:world absolute flight distance records
1041:The aircraft was first flown with two
786:, while Viking Aircraft developed the
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3034:. Thunder Bay Press. pp. 426–27.
3011:. Plane Spotting World. April 9, 2008
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2652:"1975 Rutan VariEze Prototype – N7EZ"
2562:Peter Garrison (September 20, 2009).
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553:spaceflight technology projects with
504:NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering
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3260:Doligosa Felix Jr. (July 27, 2007).
3228:Aviation Week & Space Technology
2896:
2539:Leonard David (September 27, 2004).
2464:"Burt Rutan Wins 2015 Wright Trophy"
2250:"Printable map to Scaled Composites"
2226:SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History
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819:to investigate the possibility of a
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482:. Rutan was elected a member of the
462:. In 1988, he was inducted into the
5193:Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
5154:Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
3543:
3408:"Branson unveils space tourism jet"
1724:Society of Experimental Test Pilots
1615:announced the retirement of Rutan:
1595:Retirement and post-retirement work
1128:aircraft efficiency prize in 1993.
1076:(NASM) main exhibit hall, with the
906:. The aircraft first flew in 1990.
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90:Aerospace engineer and entrepreneur
13:
3364:"2008 AirVenture Oshkosh schedule"
3161:"Burt Rutan and the Ultimate Solo"
2514:"Mojave Airport Honors Rutan Name"
2485:Julie Boatman (February 4, 2021).
2311:
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2194:van der Linden, F. Robert (2011).
1933:, a 2005 documentary about Rutan,
1923:EAA Annual Convention & Fly-In
1824:Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
1570:Scaled Composites White Knight Two
1121:Scaled Composites Model 81 Catbird
349:
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5353:
5287:American aerospace businesspeople
5099:Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
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3544:Ros, Miquel (February 22, 2016).
1919:Experimental Aircraft Association
1814:Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award
1779:"Entrepreneur of the Year" (2004)
1682:Experimental Aircraft Association
680:jet engines in lieu of the usual
416:, a position he held until 1974.
5094:Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout
5079:Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS
5034:Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
4665:
3657:The wit and wisdom of Burt Rutan
3515:"Rutan's SkiGull - First Flight"
3337:David, Leonard (June 15, 2005).
2927:Editorial staff (January 2012).
2686:. Retrieved: September 14, 2014.
2300:. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006.
1686:Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award
922:aircraft with one engine on the
863:'s (a NASA researcher at NASA's
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468:San Diego Air & Space Museum
402:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
209:
5104:Nautilus Deep Space Observatory
3563:Russ Niles (October 28, 2019).
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2630:The Price of Passion – Minijets
2593:W.J. Hennigan (April 1, 2011).
2564:"The Unconventional Burt Rutan"
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2348:Flying – 51 Heroes of Aviation
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2284:American Academy of Achievement
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1856:Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
1706:National Aeronautic Association
1493:—announced that it would begin
1442:National Aeronautic Association
592:Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
484:National Academy of Engineering
460:American Academy of Achievement
370:piloting an airplane was in an
358:, near Portland, and raised in
354:Burt Rutan was born in 1943 in
5327:People from Dinuba, California
5159:Sperry Marine Northrop Grumman
5084:Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler
3893:Rocketcraft (as subcontractor)
3384:Leonard David (June 6, 2008).
3314:Malik, Tariq (December 2014).
3293:"Slow Liftoff for Space Tours"
3159:David Noland (February 2005).
2428:Burt Rutan, Aerospace Engineer
2126:
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2055:"Burt Rutan, Curriculum Vitae"
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1991:
1973:
1851:"51 Heroes of Aviation" (2013)
1738:National Aviation Hall of Fame
750:, designed to be powered by a
734:. That same year, his brother
472:National Aviation Hall of Fame
328:National Aviation Hall of Fame
1:
5166:Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
5089:Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton
2983:"AF.mil – History Milestones"
2897:Paur, Jason (July 18, 2011).
2749:. Dave Morris' Dragonfly Page
2462:Megan Elliot (October 2015).
2296:Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor.
1961:Collin Krum (July 24, 2015).
1944:
1930:Black Sky: The Race for Space
1799:National Air and Space Museum
1074:National Air and Space Museum
1053:) as the pusher engine and a
1017:National Air and Space Museum
439:In April 1982, Rutan founded
336:National Air and Space Museum
323:National Air and Space Museum
5332:People from Estacada, Oregon
5282:American aerospace engineers
5074:Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
5069:Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
4568:(SpaceShipOne sole investor)
3032:The Encyclopedia of Aircraft
2785:Sailplanedirectory.com entry
2769:"Alex's Sailplane Directory"
2650:EAA Aviation Center (n.d.).
1809:and SpaceShipOne team, 2005)
1520:Rutan was also working with
815:Rutan designed the model 72
637:VariViggen and VariViggen SP
508:National Academy of Sciences
7:
5064:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
3811:Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
3789:Aircraft (as subcontractor)
3637:
3425:Rachel Courtland, Oshkosh.
3250:. Accessed January 5, 2006.
3212:. Accessed January 5, 2006.
3193:. Accessed January 5, 2006.
2933:Air & Space Smithsonian
2884:. Accessed January 5, 2006.
2705:. Accessed January 5, 2006.
1878:
1692:Presidential Citizens Medal
1530:International Space Station
1517:and injuries to the pilot.
1313:, and was retired in 2001.
1217:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
1192:Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
1105:Presidential Citizens Medal
1099:team and received the 1986
730:(now called AirVenture) in
576:and became recognized as a
449:Mojave Air & Space Port
251:Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
115:Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
10:
5358:
5297:American aviation pioneers
5044:James Webb Space Telescope
5009:AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar
4740:Scaled Composites Tier One
3497:"SkiGull details revealed"
2880:December 10, 2006, at the
2720:February 13, 2007, at the
2409:. SPACE.com. July 20, 2007
1821:Living Legends of Aviation
1819:Kiddie Hawk Air Academy's
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839:, to design a single-seat
754:, although some have used
5312:Engineers from California
5307:Collier Trophy recipients
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5176:Newport News Shipbuilding
5122:
5109:Northrop Grumman Guardian
5054:Mission Extension Vehicle
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4652:Mojave Aerospace Ventures
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4064:Mojave Aerospace Ventures
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3246:December 2, 2006, at the
2362:Entrepreneur of the Year"
2163:"Rutan – The Canard Guru"
1872:Mojave Air and Space Port
1421:Mojave Aerospace Ventures
1259:Scaled Composites Triumph
728:EAA Convention and Fly-In
718:(pronounced "very easy")
607:Mojave Air and Space Port
578:Living Legend of Aviation
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301:Mojave Aerospace Ventures
180:
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3835:Technology demonstrators
3645:The Designer: Burt Rutan
3565:"Rutan Working On EVTOL"
3076:"Rutan Aircraft Designs"
3030:Jackson, Robert (2004).
2840:"Hiller Aviation Museum
1783:The Explorers Club Medal
1728:James H. Doolittle Award
1560:White Knight One and Two
1327:Adam Aircraft Industries
1283:VisionAire VA-10 Vantage
831:Rutan was approached by
724:glass-reinforced plastic
512:Robert J. Collier Trophy
283:and the use of moldless
4865:Sub-orbital spaceflight
4814:Spirit of Steve Fossett
3977:Spirit of Steve Fossett
3723:Aircraft (main designs)
3717:aircraft and spacecraft
3297:The Wall Street Journal
1830:Daniel Guggenheim Medal
1745:Freedom of Flight Award
1057:as the tractor engine.
993:and was unsalvageable.
574:Daniel Guggenheim Medal
431:single-engine craft of
332:Smithsonian Institution
133:co-founder, pioneer of
98:1965–2011, 2015–present
5059:Northrop BQM-74 Chukar
3900:McDonnell Douglas DC-X
3614:Rutan online biography
3208:April 7, 2009, at the
3106:July 23, 2008, at the
2678:July 22, 2015, at the
1789:National Space Society
1608:
1556:
1475:
1401:
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1303:Williams International
1203:
1062:Edwards Air Force Base
1019:
900:Scaled Composites ARES
888:San Carlos, California
884:Hiller Aviation Museum
711:
700:
649:
421:Rutan Aircraft Factory
387:Edwards Air Force Base
293:Rutan Aircraft Factory
285:composite construction
5317:Engineers from Oregon
5181:The Apprentice School
4609:The Spaceship Company
4556:(manager, test pilot)
4059:The Spaceship Company
3303:on September 3, 2011.
3272:on September 27, 2007
3173:on December 11, 2006.
2798:. EAA Aviation Center
2701:May 12, 2006, at the
2224:Linehan, Dan (2011).
1670:Awards and accolades
1611:On November 3, 2010,
1602:
1542:
1491:The Spaceship Company
1463:
1379:
1368:
1323:Adam M-309 CarbonAero
1267:three lifting surface
1242:reversible propellers
1190:
1142:World War II aircraft
1049:(modified to include
1010:
969:Lithium-ion batteries
920:tractor configuration
706:
695:
644:
305:The Spaceship Company
131:The Spaceship Company
5171:Ingalls Shipbuilding
5147:Los Angeles Assembly
5142:Northrop Corporation
3525:on November 26, 2015
3189:May 2, 2006, at the
2387:on December 29, 2010
2133:Fisk, Peter (2011).
1837:Lifetime Achievement
1752:Ray E. Tenhoff Award
1734:team, 1987 and 2004)
1630:Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
1456:SpaceShipTwo Project
1446:Milestones of Flight
1351:Stratolaunch Systems
1265:. The aircraft is a
1196:Kennedy Space Center
1070:Milestones of Flight
976:Performance aircraft
865:Ames Research Center
662:pusher configuration
281:canard configuration
47:Elbert Leander Rutan
5029:Cygnus (spacecraft)
3914:Spaceflight program
3457:. November 3, 2010.
2989:on October 20, 2012
2856:on October 25, 2006
2280:www.achievement.org
2256:on October 14, 2004
1803:Current Achievement
1546:Spirit of St. Louis
1355:air launch to orbit
1337:In 2011, Rutan and
1248:Contracted aircraft
1233:amphibious aircraft
1085:Spirit of St. Louis
1032:in-flight refueling
985:The Rutan model 68
841:ultralight aircraft
688:VariEze and Long-EZ
453:Beechcraft Starship
5292:Aviation inventors
5277:Aircraft designers
5123:Antecedents &
4696:(former president)
4538:(former president)
3082:on August 27, 2009
2520:. January 21, 2022
1999:"eroRutan Quickie"
1901:Klapmeier brothers
1801:(NASM) Trophy for
1609:
1564:On July 28, 2008,
1557:
1476:
1450:private space race
1402:
1374:
1361:Spacecraft designs
1204:
1020:
1015:on display in the
961:four-cycle engines
800:model 77 Solitaire
732:Oshkosh, Wisconsin
720:homebuilt aircraft
712:
701:
650:
632:Homebuilt aircraft
445:Mojave, California
360:Dinuba, California
289:homebuilt aircraft
235:aerospace engineer
139:homebuilt aircraft
135:composite material
5254:
5253:
5200:Ryan Aeronautical
5137:Litton Industries
4974:AN/APG-78 Longbow
4928:Scaled Composites
4880:
4879:
4642:Scaled Composites
4625:Related companies
4575:
4574:
4072:
4071:
3816:Williams V-Jet II
3474:Los Angeles Times
3455:Scaled Composites
3453:(Press release).
3166:Popular Mechanics
2976:For example, the
2600:Los Angeles Times
2332:978-0-16-075511-8
2306:978-1-57864-397-4
2235:978-1-61673-230-1
2205:978-1-58834-316-1
2144:978-0-85708-023-3
2033:Los Angeles Times
1917:, founder of the
1842:Ranked No. 18 in
1761:Listed among the
1732:Scaled Composites
1613:Scaled Composites
1553:Glamorous Glennis
1440:, awarded by the
1299:Williams V-Jet II
1277:Visionair Vantage
1166:Model 281 Proteus
1055:Continental O-240
1047:Continental O-200
929:Popular Mechanics
857:Bohemia, New York
835:, the founder of
806:Research aircraft
678:Microturbo TRS-18
624:Los Angeles Times
543:
542:
470:and in 1995, the
441:Scaled Composites
368:first solo flight
364:American Airlines
297:Scaled Composites
194:
193:
127:Scaled Composites
95:Years active
5349:
4959:Antares (rocket)
4954:AGM-88G AARGM-ER
4914:Northrop Grumman
4907:
4900:
4893:
4884:
4883:
4843:Mojave Spaceport
4799:White Knight Two
4761:Programs / ships
4750:White Knight One
4669:
4656:Vulcan Aerospace
4646:Northrop Grumman
4602:
4595:
4588:
4579:
4578:
3995:Stratolaunch Roc
3962:White Knight Two
3933:White Knight One
3921:Programs / Ships
3918:
3917:
3708:
3701:
3694:
3685:
3684:
3663:The Space Review
3650:Airport Journals
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3596:
3591:
3590:
3588:Official website
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3266:Kern County news
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1623:Douglas B. Shane
1581:White Knight One
1577:Mojave Spaceport
1532:. In June 2005,
1503:Mojave Spaceport
1473:White Knight Two
827:Lotus Microlight
788:Viking Dragonfly
773:Quickie Aircraft
647:Rutan VariViggen
617:Aircraft designs
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580:, receiving the
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1597:
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1566:Richard Branson
1515:Michael Alsbury
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1479:Virgin Galactic
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1885:Rutan Defiant
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1868:Trophy (2021)
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87:Occupation(s)
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57:June 17, 1943
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37:Rutan in 2004
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4944:ADM-160 MALD
4921:Subsidiaries
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4768:SpaceShipTwo
4745:SpaceShipOne
4720:(test pilot)
4718:Mike Melvill
4714:(test pilot)
4712:Brian Binnie
4702:(test pilot)
4690:(co-founder)
4687:
4684:(co-founder)
4636:Virgin Group
4554:Brian Binnie
4548:Mike Melvill
4544:(test pilot)
4529:
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3938:SpaceShipTwo
3928:SpaceShipOne
3806:Toyota TAA-1
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3529:November 26,
3527:. Retrieved
3523:the original
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3501:www.aopa.org
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3009:"Burt Rutan"
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1966:
1935:SpaceShipOne
1928:
1891:Hugo Junkers
1843:
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1763:
1718:SpaceShipOne
1700:Jeana Yeager
1676:
1671:
1656:Stratolaunch
1649:
1642:
1634:
1627:
1620:
1617:
1610:
1572:
1563:
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1558:
1552:
1544:
1526:air launched
1519:
1507:SpaceShipTwo
1499:SpaceShipTwo
1487:Virgin Group
1477:
1465:SpaceShipTwo
1455:
1454:
1445:
1434:Brian Binnie
1414:
1411:SpaceShipOne
1405:SpaceShipOne
1404:
1403:
1394:Brian Binnie
1386:Mike Melvill
1370:SpaceShipOne
1347:Stratolaunch
1336:
1333:Stratolaunch
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1079:Wright Flyer
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1059:
1040:
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1028:Jeana Yeager
1021:
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987:Amsoil Racer
984:
981:Amsoil Racer
980:
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934:
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869:oblique wing
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5267:1943 births
5188:Orbital ATK
4848:Kármán line
3481:November 4,
3388:. SPACE.com
3348:October 17,
3318:. Space.com
2860:October 27,
2657:November 8,
2635:December 7,
2569:February 7,
2543:. Space.com
2498:February 5,
2470:January 16,
2413:October 21,
1967:Flight Club
1469:mother ship
1341:co-founder
1311:Eclipse 500
1183:GlobalFlyer
1177:GlobalFlyer
1170:tandem-wing
563:high volume
255:sub-orbital
148:Tonya Rutan
5261:Categories
5236:Burt Rutan
5049:MESA radar
4870:Spaceplane
4782:2014 crash
4775:Enterprise
4728:Background
4694:Doug Shane
4688:Burt Rutan
4566:Paul Allen
4536:Doug Shane
4530:Burt Rutan
3945:Enterprise
3880:(uncrewed)
3874:(uncrewed)
3760:Pond Racer
3730:VariViggen
3600:Burt Rutan
3060:August 19,
2875:Boomerang!
2449:C-SPAN.org
1945:References
1866:Bob Hoover
1807:Paul Allen
1756:Doug Shane
1696:Dick Rutan
1652:Paul Allen
1398:Paul Allen
1343:Paul Allen
1317:Adam M-309
1263:Beechcraft
1208:jet engine
1138:Pond Racer
1132:Pond Racer
965:generators
949:flying car
873:fiberglass
837:Lotus Cars
736:Dick Rutan
654:VariViggen
582:Bob Hoover
551:suborbital
545:In a 2010
425:VariViggen
398:spin tests
391:LTV XC-142
344:Dick Rutan
258:spaceplane
165:Dick Rutan
53:1943-06-17
25:Burt Rutan
5004:AN/SPQ-9B
4994:AN/APG-85
4989:AN/APG-83
4984:AN/APG-81
4979:AN/APG-80
4969:AN/APG-77
4964:AN/AAQ-37
4858:Companies
4532:(founder)
3878:Model 396
3872:Model 395
3796:Adam A500
3780:Model 401
3765:Boomerang
3625:Stargazer
3343:Space.com
2962:April 17,
2524:August 7,
2518:AINonline
2039:August 3,
1726:(SETP)'s
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