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Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies at 85

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 ...
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Dick Rutan, who set an aviation milestone when he flew nonstop around the world, is dead at 85

MEREDITH, N.H. — 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 ...
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Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies at 85

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Burt Rutan was alarmed ...