Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first ...
Dick Rutan, who with copilot Jeana Yeager completed the first round-the-world flight without stops or refueling, died Friday.
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.
Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling MEREDITH, N.H. -- Burt Rutan ...
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 ...
Dick Rutan, Co-Pilot of Historic Round-The-World Flight, Dies at 85 MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Burt Rutan was alarmed to see the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wing tips ...