Rutan designed the model, procured two small jet engines ... Rutan’s 31st airplane, the mantis-like Proteus is multi-mission but one of a kind. Invented as a broadband tower in the sky, it ...

The Model 281 Proteus and Model 401 Sierra were on static display at Nellis Air Force Base for Aviation Nation 2025. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, hosted the Aviation Nation 2025 airshow on Apr ...

But aviation and space enthusiasts will also have a chance to get up close and personal with the fascinating Proteus model ... Scaled Composites' founder Burt Rutan to be a "high-altitude ...

whose stall-proof canard aerodynamics he had investigated using a large radio-controlled model mounted on a gimbal atop a moving car. In his Mojave shop, Rutan had a fuselage shell for a BD-5 ...

As a teen growing up outside San Francisco, Rutan was consumed with building model aircraft ... He was intrigued by the Proteus, a one-of-a-kind Rutan aircraft designed for NASA that could ...

Potential missions include reconnaissance, atmospheric research, commercial imaging, and, ultimately, serving as a launch platform for a three-passenger spacecraft (Proteus designer Burt Rutan is ...

Burt Rutan, the man behind the only aircraft to fly non-stop around ... The rocket and capsule that will take the astronauts into space will be air-launched from a derivative of his Proteus ...

The Model 281 Proteus and Model 401 Sierra were on static display at Nellis Air Force Base for Aviation Nation 2025. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, hosted the Aviation Nation 2025 airshow on Apr ...