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Name: Burt Rutan
Variant Name: Elbert L. Rutan
Birth Date: June 17, 1943
Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: aeronautical engineer, airplane designer, business executive

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Biography of Burt Rutan
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Burt Rutan (born 1943) has been described as a visionary and as the single most influential designer of aircraft and airframes in the last half of the twentieth century. His ideas have affected military and general aviation aircraft and air transports...


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Burt Rutan (born June 17 , 1943 ) is an aerospace engineer, notable for designing SpaceShipOne . Sourced "If you don't have a consensus that it's nonsense, you don't have a breakthrough." From article: Taylor, Chris (Nov. 29, 2004). The Sky's the...


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Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943 in Estacada, Oregon) is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft. He is most famous for his design of the...


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2 killed in explosion at small California airport, 4 others injured
7/27/2007: 262 words, approx. 1 pages
An explosion on Thursday at a Mojave Desert airport left two people dead and four others injured, authorities said.It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which happened around 2:45 p.m. in a remote section of the Mojave Air and Space Port, said Tony...
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Explosion at Mojave airport kills 3
7/27/2007: 630 words, approx. 2 pages
A fatal explosion at a Mojave Desert airport during testing of a propellant system for a new space tourism vehicle has shaken a small community that prides itself as the hometown of the first private space launch.The blast Thursday at a remote test facility belonging...
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Explosion kills 3 workers at Mojave airport site used by pioneering rocket firm
7/28/2007: 598 words, approx. 2 pages
An explosion at a Mojave Desert airport during testing of a propellant system for a new space tourism vehicle left three workers dead, and has shaken a small community that prides itself as the hometown of the first private space launch.The blast Thursday at a...
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Daredevil Fossett's eyes on adventure
9/5/2007: 489 words, approx. 2 pages
A childhood fascination with explorers set Steve Fossett out on a lifetime adventure.The 63-year-old millionaire daredevil has fascinated the public with feats in balloons, airplanes, gliders and sailboats. But while Fossett is famous for his risky adventures, friends say the former commodities broker always prepares...
 


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