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.

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Model 76 Voyager 1
Voyager aircraft 1

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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

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Burt Rutan designed Rutan Voyager
Burt Rutan designed Rutan Voyager
this entity surface form: Model 76 Voyager
Scaled Composites designed Rutan Voyager
Burt Rutan knownFor Rutan Voyager
this entity surface form: Voyager aircraft
Scaled Composites notableWork Rutan Voyager