He set world speed and distance records in the airplane he built with his own hands — the Long-EZ. Dick founded Voyager Aircraft, Inc. in 1981 to meet a challenge presented by his brother — be the first to fly around the world non-stop, non-refueled. The grassroots effort drew ...
XCOR AND DICK RUTAN ROLL OUT EZ-ROCKET First Public Demonstration of New Rocket Plane.
The first part of the book covers Rutan’s early airplane designs, including the VariViggen, VariEze, and Long-EZ, which won Rutan a following in the aviation community, particularly at events like Oshkosh. Those planes, and others, incorporated the design elements that would become Rutan’ ...