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From: jeb@eisx.UUCP (Jim Beckman)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Rutan's Voyager
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Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 09:13:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 20 09:13:53 1984
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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.