Burt Rutan: Aviation’s Most Diverse Designer
At almost 80 years old, Burt Rutan has shown that you really can have it all. In his career spanning 55 years, Burt Rutan has designed hundreds of aircraft for differing purposes, and has even designed spaceships!
Originally designing aircraft kits, he soon moved on to designing some of the strangest aircraft that have ever flown! Part way through this, Rutan also designed and built several privately-funded spaceships... all through his own companies.
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Early Life
Elbert Leander Rutan, more commonly known as Burt Rutan, was born on June 17 1943 in Estacada, Oregon. He was the youngest of three children, with is older brother Dick going to become a famous aviator in his own right.
He was born to George and I...