Burt Rutan

Engineer
BIRTHDAY
June 17,1943
Birthplace
OR
Age
78 years old
Birth Sign
Gemini
BIRTHDAY
June 17,1943 (age 78)
Birthplace
OR

About

Award-winning aerospace engineer known for his experimental, record-breaking aircraft.

Before Fame

He started building and designing fully-functional model airplanes when he was eight years old.

Trivia

His Voyager craft circled the world without a single refueling stop, and his SpaceShipOne entered space twice over the course of two weeks.

Family Life

His brother, Dick Rutan, piloted several of his experimental aircraft.

Associated With

His GlobalFlyer aircraft project was sponsored by Virgin Atlantic, an airline headed by Richard Branson.