Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Burt Rutan invigorated the homebuilt aircraft movement when he began selling the plans to build his VariEze ('very ...

Click to open image viewer. Burt Rutan transformed the whole approach to the traditional design and construction of homebuilt aircraft when he began selling plans to build the VariEze ('very easy') ...

Burt Rutan’s list of airplanes designed and flown (45), of honorary Doctoral Degrees (6!), of national and international awards (112), of patents held (7), and of design projects related to aviation ...

Burt Rutan was a legendary and versatile aircraft designer, known for pioneering innovative homebuilt aircraft like the VariViggen and VariEze, utilizing advanced composite construction. His extensive ...

Long before inventing SpaceShipOne and Voyager—the first aircraft to circle the world nonstop and unrefueled—Burt Rutan revolutionized the practice of homebuilding airplanes with a 700-pound, ...

A pilot reported that the engine to his small aircraft had quit before the plane crashed into an orchard between Ventura and Santa Paula on Saturday, killing him and a passenger, according to a ...