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The Last Beechcraft Starships
AQRD keeps the last four airworthy Beechcraft Starships flying, preserving a groundbreaking yet commercially unsuccessful ...
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Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, had died at age 85
Dick Rutan set another record in 2005 when he flew about 10 miles (16 kilometers) in a rocket-powered plane launched from the ground in Mojave, California. It was also the first time U.S. mail had ...
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The Largest Aircraft Ever Built Will Soon Launch Rockets To Space
There are more Rutan designs on display at the National Air & Space Museum than any other aircraft designer. In 2004, the X Prize Foundation announced the Ansari X Prize, a $10 Million award for ...
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Who helped flight take off?
The Rutan Voyager aircraft takes off from California to complete the first non-stop, round the world flight. It took 9 days and has only been done on one other occasion in 2006. The twenty year ...