- The
Scaled Composites Model 311
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (registered N277SF) is an
aircraft designed by Burt
Rutan in
which Steve Fossett first flew...
- the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, all in his
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. In 2002, he was
awarded the Gold
Medal of the
Royal Aero Club of the...
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without stopping or refueling. He also
designed the
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer,
which in 2006 set the
world record for the
fastest (342 mph/551 km/h...
-
Wright Brothers.
March 5, 2004 —
First flight of the
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer June 17, 2004 —
Mojave designated a
Spaceport by the FAA. June 21, 2004...
- configuration,
winglets and
pusher propellers. In 2005, the single-jet
GlobalFlyer was
flown by
billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett on the
first solo non-stop...
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accomplished only one
other time, by
Steve Fossett in the
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (also
designed by Rutan). For the feat, Yeager, the Rutans, and crew...
- from the SLF, as have record-setting
attempts by the
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. The SLF has been the site of high
performance automobile testing and...
- subcontractor) Adam A500 Bell
Eagle Eye
Toyota TAA-1
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer Williams V-Jet II X-38 X-47A
Pegasus Technology demonstrators ARES ATTT...
- subcontractor) Adam A500 Bell
Eagle Eye
Toyota TAA-1
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer Williams V-Jet II X-38 X-47A
Pegasus Technology demonstrators ARES ATTT...
- His most
famous projects are the
Rutan Voyager and the
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer,
which both flew
around the world, non-stop and unrefuelled, and are...
