On December 23, 1986, an airplane landed at Edwards AFB. This by itself wouldn’t mean much, but this particular airplane had just written history. Piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, the Rutan Model 76 Voyager had just completed its non-stop flight around the world after taking off from that very same runway just over nine days prior. Designed by Dick’s younger brother Burt Rutan, this airplane and this one flight will forever speak to the world’s imagination, even as we say farewell to Dick “Killer” Rutan.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/05/08/remembering-dick-rutan-and-his-non-stop-flight-around-the-world/