From The Archives: Rutan Composite Voyager Undergoes Flight Testing

The cover of the August 6, 1984 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology shows the Rutan Voyager in its flight test phase. 

Designed by Burt Rutan for Voyager Aircraft Co., the two-place composite aircraft is shown flying over the Mojave Desert near Edwards AFB in California. 

The aircraft was built specifically for a non-stop, unrefueled round-the-world flight that would later be attempted by Richard Rutan and his partner Jeana Yeager.

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