Burt Rutan
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Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan is an American retired aerospace engineer and entrepreneur noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, and energy-efficient air and space craft.
Rutan in 2004
1972 Rutan VariViggen
1976 Rutan VariEze
1979 Rutan Long-EZ
Rutan Long-EZ
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The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites. The Long-EZ has a canard layout, a swept wing with wingtip rudders, and a pusher engine a
Burt Rutan
…spacecraft to enter the realm of space, winning the Ansari X-Prize that year for achieving the feat twice within a two-week period. With his VariEze and Long-EZ designs, which first flew in 1975 and 1979 respectively, Rutan is responsible for helping popularize both the canard configuration and the use of…
Long-EZ built by Timothy Crawford and operated by NOAA
Aero India, Bangalore (2003)
E-Racer