Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site eisx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!whuxle!spuxll!eisx!jeb From: jeb@eisx.UUCP (Jim Beckman) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Rutan's Voyager Message-ID: <748@eisx.UUCP> Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 09:13:53 EDT Article-I.D.: eisx.748 Posted: Wed Jun 20 09:13:53 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 07:05:18 EDT Organization: AT&T Info. Sys. Labs, South Plainfield NJ Lines: 20 This information from last Sunday's Newark Star-Ledger: Burt Rutan has rolled out his latest creation. Rutan's Voyager carries two engines on a 111-foot wingspan, and is designed for the single purpose of flying around the world non-stop. The design includes Rutan's trademark canard, push-pull engines mounted on either end of the fuselage, and composite construction. Empty weight of the aircraft is 938 pounds, while max weight is (brace yourself) 11,300 pounds. The Voyager will carry two pilots, with one accomodated in a reclining position for sleeping while the other flies. With a full load of 8,400 pounds of fuel, the Voyager should have a max duration in the air of two weeks. The plan for the round-the-world flight calls for 12 days in the air. Initial airspeed will be 130 knots. As the fuel load is burned off, one engine (front) will be shut down and airspeed reduced to 70 knots. Pilots for the attempt will be Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, and the flight is probably a year in the future.