Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies – NBC4 Washington
Dick Rutan was a co-pilot on the first flight around-the-world with no stops or refueling.
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Dick Rutan was a co-pilot on the first flight around-the-world with no stops or refueling.
Dick Rutan was a co-pilot on the first flight around-the-world with no stops or refueling.
Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Burt Rutan was alarmed to see the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wing tips started dragging along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the radio to warn the pilot, his older brother Dick Rutan. But Dick never heard the message.
Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling