Burt has worked in California's Antelope Valley for more than 45 years, initially as flight test project engineer for the Air Force and in 1974 he founded the Rutan Aircraft Factory to …

Burt Rutan, an experienced test pilot, gained early renown for his innovative homebuilt aircraft designs, notably the all-wood VariViggen and the sleek, all-composite VariEze.

Burt Rutan, American aircraft and spacecraft designer who was perhaps best known for SpaceShipOne, which in 2004 became the first private crewed spacecraft. Learn more about …

For 20 years, while Burt was at SCALED, he designed many preliminary versions of this proposed aircraft. All models shown here in the same scale, nicely illustrating the size of Stratolaunch, …

The Rutan Aircraft Factory operated from 1974 to 1985 selling airplane plans developed by Burt and supporting homebuilders. During those 11 years, Burt developed a total of 12 different …

Dec 16, 2022 · Officially named Triumph, but referred to by the Scaled Composites team as the ‘Tuna’, the aircraft was designed by Burt Rutan for Beechcraft and first flew in July 1988.

The legendary designer of this “aircraft of the future,” known as the Beech Model 2000 Starship, was the unconventional Elbert L. "Burt" Rutan. Rutan's most expensive project, the Beech …

Rutan’s groundbreaking ideas lead him to develop craft unlike any others that previously existed; with RAF, he produced such planes as the VariEze (a do-it-yourself kit plane for hobbyists), …

Burt Rutan’s list of airplanes designed and flown (45), of honorary Doctoral Degrees (6!), of national and international awards (112…not counting the milk drinking contest he won at the …

With the experience and a strong interest in aircraft design and manufacturing, he formed the Rutan Aircraft Factory in Mojave, CA in 1974 to develop light, homebuilt aircraft.