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Burt Rutan (Elbert L. Rutan) , 1943-, American aerospace engineer, b. Portland, Oreg., grad. California Polytechnic Univ. (B.S. 1965). From 1965 to 1972 Rutan worked for the U.S. Air Force as a flight test project engineer, developing an expertise in aircraft flying qualities. He founded (1974) his own company, the Rutan Aircraft Factory, to develop light aircraft and become known for his distinctive designs for the homebuilt aircraft market. In 1982 he also founded Scaled Composites, which specializes in developing prototypes for aerospace projects. Rutan designed the Voyager , which his brother Dick and Jeana Yeager flew (1986) in the first nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world; SpaceShipOne, the first private vehicle to achieve suborbital (62.5 mi/100 km) spaceflight, won the $10 million Ansari X Prize for making two such flights within two weeks (Sept. 29 and Oct. 4, 2004); and the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which Steve Fossett piloted around the world in the first nonstop, unrefueled solo flight (2005).
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Rutan's ultimate flyer. (Burt Rutan's planned around-the-world voyage)
Magazine article from: Popular Science Kocivar, Ben September 1, 1984 700+ words ...on the doors of the hangar where Burt Rutan's latest aircraft, Voyager, sat...this were designed by anyone but Burt Rutan, I wouldn't believe it," said...Skepticism seems to evaporate around Burt Rutan, one of the most innovative aeronautical... |
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Burt Rutan takes us to the stars: driven by the recent success of SpaceShipOne,...
Magazine article from: R & D Joyce, Lorraine August 1, 2004 700+ words Burt Rutan knows what he wants and he doesn't aim...Composites, Mojave, Calif. (see sidebar), Burt Rutan credits his mentor Wernher you Braun...Mojave, Calif. Founded in April 1982 by Burt Rutan, Scaled has a broad experience in air... |
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Wild wings reshape the way we fly. (Burt Rutan designs)
Magazine article from: Popular Science Schefter, Jim February 1, 1990 700+ words ...settles on exposed surfaces. Burt Rutan, the company's 46-year...the Howard Hugheses, the Burt Rutans," Dougherty says. Rutan shrinks from being included...active and exciting period yet in Burt Rutan's already fabled career... |
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Boomerang!(Burt Rutan's strange-looking innovative twin-engine airplane)
Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics Sugar, Jim November 1, 1996 700+ words ...doesn't look right about Burt Rutan's 5-passenger Boomerang...only flies, but, says Rutan, it flies more symmetrically...chief test pilot. "But Burt's really got this thing...see just how right when Rutan invited us to take the... |
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Top pencil: Maverick airplane designer Burt Rutan doesn't just think outside...
Magazine article from: Aviation History Garrison, Peter November 1, 2009 700+ words ...trip to the fringes of outer space. Burt Rutan, the guiding genius of the project...Three decades earlier, this same Burt Rutan had been a lone entrepreneur selling...to unwind in orbiting hotels. Burt Rutan was born in 1943 near Portland... |
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21st century pyramid: the ultimate energy-efficient house. (Burt Rutan's house)
Magazine article from: Popular Science Schefter, Jim November 1, 1989 700+ words ...the sand. But when you drive up to Burt Rutan's desert pyramids, you hear a tropical...might expect to find Cheops instead of Rutan. But the structures are as modern...pounding heat onto the house since Rutan left early that morning to work on... |
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Rocket Man; Aviation legend and convention-buster Burt Rutan leads the charge...
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor February 11, 2004 700+ words ...sonic boom. Mojave also is home to Burt Rutan. In a world that celebrates test pilots and fighter jocks, Mr. Rutan has attained his own special status...designers. To the public at large, Rutan is best known as the creator of Voyager... |
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Profile: Burt Rutan honored for his contributions to space travel
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition RENEE MONTAGNE May 20, 2005 700+ words ...NPR) 05-20-2005 Profile: Burt Rutan honored for his contributions to...host: Maverick aerospace engineer Burt Rutan won the $10 million X Prize last...Society. Yesterday in Washington, Burt Rutan used the opportunity to call for... |
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Burt Builds Your Ride To Space: Visionary aircraft designer BURT RUTAN unveils...
Magazine article from: Popular Science Sweetman, Bill July 1, 2003 700+ words Byline: Bill Sweetman Burt Rutan wants to fly into space every Tuesday...the buzz in Mojave, California, when Rutan, one of the world's most innovative...views before heading back to Earth. Rutan is best known as the designer of the... |
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From Elsie to Elise; SpaceShipOne designer Burt Rutan takes the latest Lotus...
Magazine article from: AutoWeek Adams, Eric September 27, 2004 700+ words ...Lotus founder Colin Chapman was one of Burt Rutan's first customers. It's a little...under the Lotus name. He sought out Rutan, then well known for his unconventional...range and cost. This was before Rutan created the famous Voyager, which... |
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Rutan, Burt
Book article from: U*X*L Newsmakers Rutan, Burt June 17, 1943 • Portland, Oregon Aerospace engineer Burt Rutan designed the first privately financed...of model aircraft. In response, Burt began building his own. The Rutan brothers entered model plane contests... |
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Dick Rutan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...father was a dentist. Besides his brother, Burt, he had a sister. Rutan had a classic American upbringing in the...Career While he was in the Air Force, Rutan's brother, Burt, had started the Rutan Aircraft Factory in Mojave, California... |
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Jeana Yeager
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Rutan along with Rutan's brother, Burt Rutan, an aircraft designer. Dick Rutan...the title of chief test pilot for Burt Rutan's aircraft company, based in California...the desert to work as a pilot for Burt Rutan's company, Flying Rutan aircraft... |
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Voyager
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...nonstop on a single load of fuel. Designed by Burt Rutan and flown by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, Voyager took off from California...the GlobalFlyer, a jet plane also designed by Burt Rutan, in a solo nonstop flight around the world. |
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