First flight for Rutan’s SkiGullNOVEMBER 25, 2015 BY GENERAL AVIATION NEWS STAFF Popular Science is reporting that Burt Rutan’s latest design, the SkiGull, had its first flight recently. Rutan’s 47th aircraft design, the seaplane’s first flight lasted about two hours.
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Note variation on Wittman wing tips