Burt Rutan:: Aeronautical and Space Legend

by Daniel Alef

Burt Rutan is universally acknowledged to be a true aviation and space pioneer. Award-winning author Daniel Alef tells the remarkable story of an American legend and treasure. In addition to creating more than 50 unique aircraft, Burt Rutan was the driving intellectual and organizational force behind the first non-stop, around-the-world flight with the Voyager aircraft and the first privately-accomplished suborbital space flight with Space Ship One. No other pioneer spans such a range. Includes 57 unique images.

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 2011

Reviews

[Lance McNeill · Rating 4 out of 5]

We need more bios written on Rutan

Burt Rutan is referred to as the Einstein of aviation engineering and we need more bios written about him. This is a good all around bio, but much more in-depth storytelling could be made on Rutan’s life and projects.