Video of Burt Rutan on model aircraft etc

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Taken at AMA in January 2010. Includes some cool/fun vintage home movies of models!

I'm afraid it's posted to youtube in eight parts.

Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwDMAPwa8p8

Model Aircraft Competitions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3L7sACNeVs

More on Model Aircraft Competitions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fYnjCmqfYs

Working at Edwards AFB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDHyg6pzkqI

First Homebuilt Airplance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzYPaWMI-do

BEDE Aircraft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E787DxJB868

Rutan Aircraft Factory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TTz4yAF7Yc

Scaled Composites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St3scZyyg3k

 

[Stargazer]

Brilliant stuff my friend! Thank you so much for sharing. Makes me want to do some transcription work and publish it on my site...

 

[Stargazer]

A very nice video was posted online recently about the way Scaled Composites employees fly model airplanes as a pastime:

http://www.compositestoday.com/2012/04/what-the-employees-at-scaled-composites-do-for-fun/

On top of the very interesting model airplanes presented (notably Dan Kreigh's I.M.O. types) there is a special sequence (starting at 0:34) offerering a splendid summary of Scaled's full-size aircraft history with some rare footage included. It goes very fast (ends at 1:15) but I think it's worth it. In order of appearance you can see:

• Model 115 Starship POC
• Model 133 ATTT (single-fin)
• Model 133 ATTT (pi-tail)
• Model 143 Triumph
• Model 151 ARES
• Model 226 Quiver (Raptor 1)
• Model 226 Raptor 2
• Model 247 Vantage
• Model 271 V-Jet II
• Model 281 Proteus
• Model 309 Adam
• Model 311 Capricorn (GlobalFlyer)
• Model 316 White Knight One
• Model 318 SpaceShipOne
• Model 339 White Knight Two
• Model 355 Firebird
• Model 367 BiPod