Burt Rutan

Aerospace engineer who developed the Voyager aircraft and sub-orbital spacecraft SpaceShipOne
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The Designing Life

This year’s National Air and Space Museum lifetime achievement award winner, Burt Rutan, talks about music, golf and his favorite chair.
March 2012 | By Perry Turner

Proteus Rutans 31st airplane

Design by Rutan

A retrospective of Burt Rutan's high-performance art.
January 2012 | By The Editors

Voyager

From Point A to Point A

Twenty-five years ago, Burt Rutan’s Voyager became the first aircraft to make an around-the-world flight without refueling.
January 2012 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

The F-14 was the first fighter to rely on a digital computer to optimize performance. Its microprocessor adjusted its wing sweep.

The Road to the Future… Is Paved With Good Inventions

We bring you 10 great ideas that made flying safer, easier, or just a whole lot more fun.
September 2009 | By The Editors

Rutan in his VariEze, back in the day.

The Magician of Mojave

Burt Rutan remembers the birth of the VariEze and names his favorite aircraft.
August 2009 | By Linda Shiner

In the Museum: Sweet Success

SpaceShipOne takes its place in the Milestones of Flight gallery.
March 2006 | By Diane Tedeschi

Confessions of a Spaceship Pilot

If you fall off your horse...
July 2005 | By Brian Binnie

The Bv 138 attacked convoys, resupplied U-boats, and swept for mines mostly in Scandinavian waters.

Fork-tailed Devils and Flying Shoes

What does the Northrop P-61 have in common with Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne?
January 2005 | By Mark Gatlin

Moments & Milestones: Proteus Maximus

May 2001 | By Charles Spence


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