Burt Rutan

Burt Rutan’s Boomerang: Safety Through Asymmetry: "OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Boomerang, designed by aviation legend Burt Rutan, is one of those creations that draws a crowd due to its innovation, unmatched performance and unusual appearance. When word got out earlier this summer that a crew was working on the asymmetric airplane and would have it here at Airventure, it generated tremendous excitement.Never mind that the design is more than 15 years old and has been here several times.But the...Read Full Story

Burt Rutan Designs Hybrid Flying Car: "Burt Rutan has designed a flying car. And it should come as no surprise that it is unlike any other flying car idea that has been built. The gasoline-electric hybrid twin pod vehicle is the legendary aerospace designer’s final project at Scaled Composites, the company he founded in 1982.Following the simple numbering system long used by Rutan, design number 367 made its first short hop into the air days before he retired in early April. It was unveiled...Read Full Story

Burt Rutan Tribute Highlights Airventure 2011: "OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Experimental Aviation Association’s Airventure 2011 is underway and the aviation faithful are making their annual pilgrimage to the upper midwest. One of the big highlights this year includes a tribute to legendary air and spacecraft designer Burt Rutan.Rutan has been impressing the crowd in Oshkosh since the 1970s when he flew his first of many interesting designs to the show. The VariViggen was just the first of many...Read Full Story

Rutan Burt, Scaled Composites founder, got the idea, essentially, a flying car for quite some time. Just before his retirement in April of this year, he produced the final design for what is described as a "stabilizer" or Scaled Composites Model 367th Scaled Composites developed Rutan design of a hybrid gas-electric aircraft, which can also run on the road (technically). While development was underway, the team came across many similarities between a car drive train and the one used for the...Read Full Story

Sydney Morning HeraldNew Giant Plane to Launch People, Cargo Into OrbitABC NewsMicrosoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the world's biggest plane to help launch cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by ...Paul Allen latest plan: Space rockets on MEGA PLANERegisterPaul Allen, Burt Rutan Plan Huge Plane to Launch SpaceshipsTIMENew giant plane to launch people, cargo into orbitBeaumont Enterpriseall 1,117 news...Read Full Story