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20 relations: Aircraft pilot, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Bomber, Burt Rutan, Chuck Yeager, Collier Trophy, De la Vaulx Medal, Dick Rutan, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, Flight distance record, Fort Worth, Texas, Franklin Institute, Harmon Trophy, Presidential Citizens Medal, Robert Truax, Ronald Reagan, Rutan Long-EZ, Rutan VariEze, Rutan Voyager, Texas.
Aircraft pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber.
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Bomber
A bomber is a combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), firing torpedoes and bullets or deploying air-launched cruise missiles.
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Burt Rutan
Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943) is a retired American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft.
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Chuck Yeager
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born, 1923) is a former United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot.
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Collier Trophy
The Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Robert J. Collier, publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine, was an air sports pioneer and president of the Aero Club of America.
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De la Vaulx Medal
The De la Vaulx Medal is an aviation award presented by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the international aviation standard setting and record-keeping body.
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Dick Rutan
Richard Glenn "Dick" Rutan (born July 1, 1938) is a retired United States Air Force pilot and record-breaking aviator who piloted the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop with co-pilot Jeana Yeager.
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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The Fédération aéronautique internationale (FAI; The World Air Sports Federation), is the world governing body for air sports.
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Flight distance record
This list of flight distance records contains only those set without any mid-air refueling.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 15th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas.
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Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Harmon Trophy
The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies, to be awarded annually to the world's outstanding aviator, aviatrix, and aeronaut (balloon or dirigible).
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Presidential Citizens Medal
The Presidential Citizens Medal is an award bestowed by the President of the United States.
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Robert Truax
Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) (September 3, 1917 – September 17, 2010) was an American rocket engineer in the United States Navy, and companies such as Aerojet and Truax Engineering, which he founded.
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
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Rutan Long-EZ
The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a homebuilt aircraft with a canard layout designed by Burt Rutan's Rutan Aircraft Factory.
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Rutan VariEze
The Rutan VariEze is a composite, canard aircraft designed by Burt Rutan.
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Rutan Voyager
The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.
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