Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight...
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On December 23, 1986, an airplane landed at Edwards AFB. This by itself wouldn't mean much, but this particular airplane had just written...
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Dick Rutan co-piloted the Voyager around the world in 1986, taking off from and landing at Edwards Air Force Base without stopping in one of...
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He and co-pilot Jeana Yeager flew around the globe without stopping or refueling, spending nine days inside a cramped, noisy cabin and an...
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Dick Rutan, the pilot whose "velvet arm" guided brother Burt's creation 'Voyager' into history in 1986, died May 3 at age 85.
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Legendary pilot, educator and adventurer Dick Rutan died Friday, according to a press release issued on behalf of the family.
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LANCASTER, Calif. — One of the last times I saw experimental test pilot Dick Rutan was on a panel I emceed called “Going Downtown: The Air...
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Dick Rutan, an iconic figure in aviation history known for his record-breaking nonstop flight around the world in the Voyager, has died at...
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Dick Rutan, the first co-pilot for the voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around the world flight, died at 85.
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"The last time Dick Rutan flew towards the western horizon was on Dec. 14, 1986, when he and copilot Jeana Yeager set the last great...
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