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On December 23, 1986, Voyager completed the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world. Voyager, a unique aircraft constructed almost entirely of lightweight graphite-honeycomb composite materials and laden with fuel, lifted from Edwards AFB, California at 8:01:44 a.m., Pacific Standard Time, on Dec. 14 1986, and returned 9 days later at 8:05:28 a.m., Pacific Standard Time on Dec. 23, 1986. For their record-breaking flight, the pilots, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, the designer, Burt Rutan, and the crew chief, Bruce Evans, earned the Collier Trophy, aviation's most prestigious award.

Voyager is the result of six years of design, construction, and development by a talented team of individuals. The aircraft was designed by Burt Rutan, Dick's brother, a well-known designer of homebuilt airplanes such as the VariViggen and VariEze and corporate aircraft such as the Beech Starship. Voyager was constructed in 18 months by Dick Rutan, Jeana Yeager, and Bruce Evans.

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details
Key Accomplishment(s) Around the World in Nine Days Brief Description On December 23, 1986, Voyager completed the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world. Pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the flight in nine days. Date 1984 Country of Origin United States of America Type CRAFT-Aircraft Manufacturer Rutan Aircraft Factory, Inc.
Physical Description Twin-engine, twin-boom, single wing homebuilt aircraft designed for long-distance flight; 17 fuel tanks. Dimensions 3-D: 889 × 312.4 × 3373.1cm, 993.8kg (29 ft. 2 in. × 10 ft. 3 in. × 110 ft. 8 in., 2191lb.)
Wingspan w/ winglets: 33.8 m (110.8 ft)
Wingspan w/out winglets: 33.0 m (108.3 ft)
Canard span: 10.1 m (33.3 ft)
Fuselage length: 7.7 m (25.4 ft)
Boom length: 8.9 m (29.2 ft)
Height: 3.1 m (10.3 ft)
Cockpit Width: 0.5 m (1.8 ft)
Cockpit Length: 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Cabin Area Width: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Cabin Area Length: 2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Weight of Aircraft: 1020.6 kg (2250 lb)
Weight of Fuel: 3180.4 kg (7011.5 lb)
Weight of Crew: 137.4 kg (303 lb)
Weight of Provisions: 59 kg (130 lb)
Gross Takeoff Weight: 4397.4 kg (9694.5 lb)
World Flight Speed (Official): 186.11 km/h (115.65 mph)
World Flight Speed (Actual): 196.323 km/h (121.995 mph)
Engines: Teledyne Continental
Front Engine: Type O-240, 130 hp
Rear Engine: Type IOL-200, 110 hp
Materials Fuselage, Wings and Tail - graphite-honeycomb sandwich composite materials
Alternate Name Rutan Voyager Inventory Number A19880548000 Credit Line Gift of Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Open Access (CCO)
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