Rutan Voyager
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Rutan Voyager was the experimental aircraft that made the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world in 1986.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Model 76 Voyager | 1 |
| Voyager aircraft | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
long-range aircraft ⓘ record-setting aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | twin-engine propeller-driven aircraft ⓘ |
| awarded |
Collier Trophy
ⓘ
surface form:
Collier Trophy (to its designers and pilots)
Harmon Trophy (to its pilots) ⓘ |
| basedAtDuringDevelopment |
Mojave Air and Space Port
ⓘ
surface form:
Mojave Airport
|
| category | aviation record aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | canard configuration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
Jeana Yeager
ⓘ
surface form:
copilot Jeana Yeager
Dick Rutan ⓘ
surface form:
pilot Dick Rutan
|
| crewCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | approximately 106 knots ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
National Air and Space Museum
|
| currentLocationCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| currentLocationInstitution | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| designer |
Burt Rutan
ⓘ
Burt Rutan ⓘ
surface form:
Dick Rutan
Jeana Yeager ⓘ |
| distanceFlownOnRecordFlight |
approximately 26,366 statute miles
ⓘ
approximately 42,432 kilometers ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | approximately 2,250 pounds ⓘ |
| endurance | over 9 days ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldDuration | 9 days 3 minutes ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldEndDate | 1986-12-23 ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldLandingAirport | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldStartDate | 1986-12-14 ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldTakeoffAirport | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldTakeoffLocation | California, United States ⓘ |
| firstNonstopNonrefueledCircumnavigation | Earth ⓘ |
| firstNonstopNonrefueledCircumnavigationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| fuelFraction | over 70 percent of takeoff weight was fuel ⓘ |
| height | approximately 10 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 29 feet ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rutan Aircraft Factory ⓘ |
| material |
Kevlar
ⓘ
fiberglass ⓘ graphite fiber composite ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 122 knots ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first aircraft to fly around the world nonstop without refueling
ⓘ
set world distance record for flight without refueling in 1986 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Dick Rutan
ⓘ
Jeana Yeager ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Lycoming O-235 engine (front) on record flight
ⓘ
Teledyne Continental O-240 engine (rear) on record flight ⓘ |
| primaryMission | nonstop non-refueled circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| registration | N269VA ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 20,000 feet ⓘ |
| takeoffWeightOnRecordFlight | approximately 9,694 pounds ⓘ |
| wingSpan | approximately 110 feet ⓘ |
| wingType | composite wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Model 76 Voyager
this entity surface form:
Voyager aircraft