Rutan designed the Defiant with one engine at the rear to ... Raptor D-2 The second Raptor was large enough for its test pilot to fit inside. Beginning in 1995, it was one of several aircraft ...

If the Defiant was the most “serious” product of the RAF years, the comparatively trivial Quickie turned out, unexpectedly, to have more lasting consequences for Rutan’s fame and reputation.

This activity is labeled Tier 1b. Burt Rutan,head of the firm, is chief design maestro leading a spaceliner workforce. Whilehe's not about to roll out blueprints or show you factory floor hardware ...

The Boomerang had its roots in two of Rutan’s earlier designs: the twin-engine Defiant and the high-performance, single-engine Catbird. In fact, he used the Catbird nose gear and engine on the ...