Voyager non-stop around-the-world flight aircraft

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The Voyager non-stop around-the-world flight aircraft is an experimental long-range airplane designed by Burt Rutan that became the first aircraft to fly around the globe without refueling in 1986.

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instanceOf experimental long-range airplane ⓘ
record-setting aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration canard ⓘ
twin-boom ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rutan Model 76 Voyager ⓘ
linked to: Rutan Voyager

Voyager aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Rutan Voyager
awarded Collier Trophy (to the Voyager team) ⓘ
linked to: Collier Trophy
coDesigner Dick Rutan ⓘ
Jeana Yeager ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crewOnRecordFlight Dick Rutan ⓘ
Jeana Yeager ⓘ
currentLocation National Air and Space Museum ⓘ
currentLocationCity Washington, D.C. ⓘ
designer Burt Rutan ⓘ
designFeature extreme fuel efficiency ⓘ
large fuel fraction relative to total weight ⓘ
lightweight composite structure ⓘ
designPurpose ultra-long-range flight ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
engineType piston engines ⓘ
firstFlight 1984-06-22 ⓘ
fuelCapacity over 7,000 pounds of fuel ⓘ
landingCountryForRecordFlight United States ⓘ
landingLocationForRecordFlight Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
manufacturer Rutan Aircraft Factory ⓘ
notableFlight first non-stop unrefueled flight around the world ⓘ
notableFlightDuration 9 days 3 minutes ⓘ
notableFlightEndDate 1986-12-23 ⓘ
notableFlightStartDate 1986-12-14 ⓘ
operatorOnRecordFlight Dick Rutan ⓘ
Jeana Yeager ⓘ
powerplant Teledyne Continental IOL-200 (rear engine) ⓘ
Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine) ⓘ
primaryConstructionMaterial composite materials ⓘ
record first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without refueling ⓘ
recordDate 1986 ⓘ
registrationOnRecordFlight N269VA ⓘ
roleOfDickRutan pilot ⓘ
roleOfJeanaYeager co-pilot ⓘ
takeoffCountryForRecordFlight United States ⓘ
takeoffLocationForRecordFlight Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
wingType very high-aspect-ratio wing ⓘ
worldCircumnavigation completed without refueling ⓘ
worldCircumnavigationDistance approximately 26,366 statute miles ⓘ
approximately 42,432 kilometers ⓘ
yearOfCollierTrophy 1986 ⓘ

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