Dick Rutan

Richard Glenn "Dick" Rutan ( born July 1, 1938) is an American test pilot. He is the brother of Burt Rutan and became famous for his non-stop circumnavigation of the world with the Voyager.

In 1981 Dick Rutan left the company of his brother and founded Voyager Aircraft, Inc. He and Jeana Yeager launched together on December 14, 1986 this aircraft to the first non-stop flight around the world without refueling and intermediate landing. They flew in over 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds a distance of 42,120 km.

Four days after this historic flight, he was awarded by the then President Ronald Reagan with the Presidential Citizens Medal of Honor in a special ceremony.

He lives with his wife in Lancaster, California and has two daughters and four grandchildren.