Rutan Aircraft Factory
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Rutan Aircraft Factory is an innovative aerospace company founded by engineer Burt Rutan, renowned for designing unconventional, record-setting experimental and homebuilt aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rutan Aircraft Factory canonical | 12 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace company
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aircraft manufacturer ⓘ |
| aircraftConfigurationUsed |
canard layout
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pusher propeller configuration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designPhilosophy |
high efficiency and low drag airframes
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use of moldless composite construction ⓘ |
| founder | Burt Rutan ⓘ |
| hasDesign |
AD-1 oblique wing research aircraft
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Boomerang ⓘ Catbird ⓘ Grizzly STOL aircraft ⓘ VariViggen ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Burt Rutan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Mojave, California ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace industry
ⓘ
general aviation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scaled Composites
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modern homebuilt aircraft design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canard aircraft designs
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composite construction techniques ⓘ homebuilt aircraft plans ⓘ record-setting experimental aircraft ⓘ unconventional aircraft configurations ⓘ |
| location | Mojave, California ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
fiberglass composites
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foam-core sandwich structures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Rutan Defiant
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Rutan Long-EZ ⓘ Rutan Quickie ⓘ Rutan Solitaire ⓘ Rutan VariEze ⓘ Rutan Voyager ⓘ
surface form:
Rutan Voyager (design)
|
| operatedAt |
Mojave Air and Space Port
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surface form:
Mojave Airport
|
| product |
experimental aircraft
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homebuilt aircraft ⓘ prototype aircraft ⓘ |
| roleInAviation |
advancing canard aircraft acceptance
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pioneering composite homebuilt aircraft ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
experimental aviation community
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homebuilt aircraft enthusiasts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century experimental aviation ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rutan Voyager
subject surface form:
VariEze
subject surface form:
VariEze
subject surface form:
Long-EZ