Even as a young child growing up in the small Central Valley town of Dinuba, Dick Rutan knew that he wanted to be a pilot. Whenever he heard an airplane, he would gaze up and it seemed the sky was ...
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.
Rutan, known for smooth flying style, survived having to eject twice from planes and being stranded at north pole Burt Rutan was alarmed to see that the plane he had designed was so loaded with ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - Co-pilots Dick Rutan, right, and Jeana Yeager, no relationship to test pilot Chuck Yeager, pose for a ...