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The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager.The flight took off from Edwards Air Force Base's 15,000 foot (4,600 m) runway in the Mojave Desert on December 14, 1986, and ended 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds later on December 23, setting a flight endurance record.
Richard Glenn Rutan (July 1, 1938 – May 3, 2024) was an American military aviator and officer, as well as a record-breaking test pilot who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight with co-pilot Jeana Yeager.
English: Burt and Dick Rutan, John Roncz and Mike Melvill at a Rutan Voyager 25th Anniversary Celebration evening held at the EAA Museum during the 2011 AirVenture Oshkosh. Burt Rutan was the aircraft designer, Dick Rutan was one of the two mission pilots, John Roncz was the aerodynamicist, and Mike Melvill was Burt’s chief test pilot, who in ...
A decorated Vietnam War pilot, Dick Rutan died Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with Burt and other loved ones by his s Dick Rutan, who set an aviation milestone when he ...
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The Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field [2] (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is in Mojave, California, United States, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m). [3] It is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft , being certified as a spaceport by the Federal Aviation Administration on June ...
By mid-1986, Voyager was ready for the flight. Yeager flew as co-pilot on the 216-hour flight and set a world absolute distance record. This was the first time a woman had been listed in an absolute category. [citation needed] Dick Rutan and Voyager sued Yeager in 1995, alleging that she had misappropriated memorabilia and funds from Voyager.
Pilots say the burden on cadets to pay for flight training, which can cost more than $70,000, has been a key reason why enrollment has plummeted. Airlines, flight schools try to lure pilots with ...