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Burt Rutan

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Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (; born June 17, 1943) is a retired American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, and energy-efficient air and space craft. He designed the record-breaking Voyager, which in 1986 was the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. He also designed the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which in 2006 set the world record for the fastest (342 mph/551 km/h in 67 hours) and longest (25,766 miles/41,466 km) nonstop non-refueled circumnavigation flight in history. In 2004, Rutan's sub-orbital spaceplane design SpaceShipOne became the first privately funded spacecraft to enter the realm of space, winning the Ansari X-Prize that year for achieving the feat twice within a two-week period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burt Rutan is the 293rd most popular engineer (down from 285th in 2019), the 7,696th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,907th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Burt Rutan ranks 293 out of 389. Before him are Christopher Cockerell, Wilhelm Nusselt, Fulgence Bienvenüe, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, William Froude, and Hideo Itokawa. After him are Viktor Kozin, Joseph Bazalgette, Ron Tauranac, Markus Reiner, Frederick Terman, and Alan Shugart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Burt Rutan ranks 498. Before him are Eduardo Serra, Daniel Robin, Zvonimir Vujin, Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi, Viktor Sidyak, and Shinobu Sekine. After him are Cilla Black, Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero, Wilfried Puis, Lena Valaitis, Bert Jansch, and Christiane Nord.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burt Rutan ranks 7,698 out of 20,380. Before him are Renee O'Connor (1971), Michael Lerner (1941), Art Larsen (1925), Carol Channing (1921), Sid Caesar (1922), and Les Clark (1907). After him are Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Eric Andre (1983), William Eggleston (1939), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), Glynn Turman (1947), and Thomas Hearns (1958).

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Burt Rutan ranks 29. Before him are Aron Ralston (1975), Butler Lampson (1943), Frances Spence (1922), Hendrik Wade Bode (1905), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), and Eugene Polley (1915). After him are Frederick Terman (1900), Alan Shugart (1930), Kenneth Nichols (1907), Robert H. Dennard (1932), K. Eric Drexler (1955), and Sidney Darlington (1906).

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