The Rutan Model 76 Voyager is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan that became the first to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager.

Voyager was constructed in 18 months by Dick Rutan, Jeana Yeager, and Bruce Evans. On December 23, 1986, Voyager completed the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world.

In December 1986 two pilots, Dick Rutan (1939-) and Jeana Yeager (1952-), landed an odd-looking aircraft called Voyager in the California desert after making the first nonstop flight around the world …

Using these new technologies, Rutan began construction of the Voyager in the summer of 1982 with assistance from its future pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. The advanced design was optimized …

The first phase, managed by Rutan Aircraft Factory, my homebuilt aircraft company, developed the basic Voyager design and got the prototype into initial flight test. The phase one team was only a few …

The Rutan Voyager was an experimental, twin-engine aircraft designed by aviation innovator Burt Rutan to achieve the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world.

Nov 26, 2023 · The Rutan Voyager is an ultralight aircraft that made history in 1986 by completing the first non-stop, unrefueled circumnavigation of the globe. Designed by Burt Rutan and Jeana Yeager, …

Mar 31, 2025 · Making its first public debut, at the Oshkosh Fly-in on 29 July 1984, was Rutan’s Voyager. The previously-secret aircraft has been under development for more than three years in the …

Dec 19, 2024 · The Voyager, essentially a flying fuel tank, landed on the same legendary runway, nine days, three minutes and 44 seconds later, before tens of thousands of spectators and news …

It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. The flight took off from Edwards Air Force Base 's 15,000 foot (4,600 m) runway in the Mojave Desert on December 14, 1986, and ended 9 days, 3 …