rl@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Robert Langridge%CGL) (03/08/85)
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Just received some material from the Voyager project (Non-stop un-refueled
around the world). They are looking for donations, VIP club members ($100),
sales of T-shirts, posters etc.
Write to: Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan
Hangar 77 Airport
Mojave
CA 93501
Phone: (805) 824-4790
A few highlights from the specs of Burt Rutan's incredible machine:
Wing Span 110.8 ft Wing Area 363 sq ft
Canard Span 33.3 ft Canard Area 61 sq ft
Fuselage Length 25.4 ft
Boom Tank 29.4 ft Wing Aspect Ratio 33.8 (!)
Empty Weight 1858 lbs
World Flight Take-off Weight 11326 lbs
World Flight Landing Weight 2276 lbs
Fuel Weight (1489 galls) 8934 lbs (!)
The projected round-the-world flight of 25,000 miles will break every World
Absolute Distance Record---both straight-line and closed-circuit. (Yes, closed
circuit: take-off and land at the same place and fly around a pre-determined
course :-)
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Bob Langridge (UUCP: [...]!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!rl)
Computer Graphics Laboratory (ARPA: rl@ucbvax
926 Medical Sciences or
University of California langridge@sumex-aim)
San Francisco
CA 94143 (Phone: +1 415 666 2630)dwight@timeinc.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) (03/13/85)
Incidentally, the Yeager associated with this project is NOT related to Chuck, according to an article published in our magazine several months ago.