Burt Rutan
Engineer, Organization founder
1943 –
Who is Burt Rutan?
Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft. He designed the record-breaking Voyager, which was the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and the sub-orbital spaceplane SpaceShipOne, which won the Ansari X-Prize in 2004 for becoming the first privately funded spacecraft to enter the realm of space twice within a two-week period. He has five aircraft on display in the National Air and Space Museum: SpaceShipOne, the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, Voyager, Quickie, and the VariEze.
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- Born
- Jun 17, 1943
Estacada - Also known as
- Elbert Rutan
- Elbert Leander Rutan
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- California Polytechnic State University
- Employment
- Scaled Composites
- The Spaceship Company
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on July 23, 2013
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