MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Burt Rutan was alarmed to see the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wing tips started dragging along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the ...

MEREDITH, N.H. — Burt Rutan was alarmed to see the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wing tips started dragging along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the radio ...

Burt Rutan is building a new amphibious aircraft, the SkiGull, designed for versatile landings on water, snow, and rough terrain. The SkiGull is a two-seat, composite aircraft with foldable wings, ...

Renowned aerospace designer and leading architect of private space travel, Burt Rutan, has announced that he plans to retire next year. Rutan is the founder of the imaginative aerospace research firm, ...

Scaled Composites recently took the wraps off its Model 367 BiPod, a hybrid gasoline-electric roadable aircraft designed by the company’s legendary founder Burt Rutan before he retired in April. The ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - Thousands of planes are arriving in Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture, and some will have a little extra flair. AirVenture workers are proud to have Burt Rutan aircraft for visitors to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Burt Rutan, the pioneering designer of SpaceShipOne, will tomorrow join the President of Virgin Galactic and other leaders in the commercial space industry in testifying before the ...

Ingenious. Tireless. Masterful. Aerospace engineer and entrepreneur Burt Rutan turns ideas into winged vehicles that soar, take powered flight, and now rocket into space, safely returning to land ...

- But without the syphilitic insanity, of course. I read about this today : the Scaled Composites "Bipod" : http://www.scaled.com/projects/bipod Seems Burt had turned ...