Rutan Boomerang: Unconventional Genius!

Welcome to our deep dive into one of the most unique and innovative aircraft ever created: The Rutan Boomerang. Designed by the legendary aeronautical engineer Burt Rutan, the Boomerang is a twin-engine aircraft that breaks all norms with its asymmetrical design and superior efficiency.

In this video, we explore the birth of this extraordinary aircraft, starting with Burt Rutan's background. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor's in Aeronautical Engineering, Rutan is known for his boundary-pushing designs in homebuilt aircraft, including the record-breaking Voyager.

Discover how Rutan's professional journey and his establishment of Scaled Composites laid the groundwork for the creation of the Boomerang. We delve into the challenges of traditional twin-engine designs and how Rutan's vision was to combine efficiency and safety in an unconventional layout.

Learn about the Boomerang's design process, where Rutan reimagined the placement of engines and utilized advanced materials like carbon fiber to create a lightweight yet strong structure. We examine the aircraft's unique features, such as its forward-swept wings, pressurized cabin, and innovative control systems, which contribute to its remarkable performance and safety.

We also highlight the practical aspects of the Boomerang, including its comfortable interior, ample baggage space, and efficient propulsion system. Despite its groundbreaking design, the Boomerang's development was a grassroots effort, showcasing Rutan's dedication and resourcefulness.

Join us as we explore the Boomerang's flight characteristics, its resistance to asymmetrical thrust, and how it stands as a testament to the ingenuity of experimental aviation. We reveal how this aircraft, developed without wind tunnels or advanced computer-aided design, represents Rutan's crowning achievement in general aviation.

If you're fascinated by aviation history, innovative design, and the stories of pioneering engineers like Burt Rutan, this video is for you. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content. Your support is greatly appreciated!
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[aerocrafted]

We're currently operating the Boomerang out of the San Luis Obispo airport (KSBP). Our founder was an engineer at Scaled Composites and was given the opportunity to keep Burt's one-of-a-kind aircraft flying. For such a unique configuration, the Boomerang's flight characteristics are truly phenomenal!

[roryregina]

I got to meet and talk to Mr. Rutan many years ago at a SolidWorks convention held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. He was working with Virgin Galactic at the time. The man was fascinating to listen to and seemed like a genuinely nice guy. Orange county choppers was paid to be at the same convention... they were just there to deliver the bike SolidWorks corporate had bought, collect their check, and leave. Burt stuck around spending time looking at displays on the show floor, and talking to people. He even stuck around for the dinner we had inside of Hollywood Studios after close. He was looking at the bike the Orange County guys had built and a friend of mine that worked for SolidWorks let him thru the ropes blocking it off, started the thing up in the middle of the show floor in the Coronado Springs convention center and then turned it over to Burt. :) It was awesome, I still have pictures. I found Burt to be very knowledgeable and super friendly. Very down to earth and interested to what others knew and what they were using SolidWorks to design.

[truedepthaquaponics]

Wow. Rutan, a true expert and craftsman.

[michaelgautreaux]

Have been a fan of Burt's "Birds" for a long time. They said he was crazy, he proved they didn't belong in the conversion
😉

[ShikasheI]

The genius was the BV 141, cancelled in 1943, on which design the Boomerang appears to be based on,

[Boomtendotw]

Reminds me of a sail ship. Could probably do a sail in the air in some way

[Baribrotzer]

From what I read at the time, Rutan's goals were:
1. To build a twin-engine aircraft with standard (clockwise) engine and propeller rotation on both engines, but make these somehow cancel and result in neutral, symmetrical handling.
2. To build a twin-engine aircraft such that if one engine failed, the plane's failure mode would not have horribly asymmetric thrust and be almost unflyable.
How well did he accomplish those?

[cliffordbaxter]

The Long Easy was a VERY strange looking it was a Great Flyer ✝️🇺🇸😉

[voornaam]

Burt Rutan. Why does not every single pilot knows the VariEZ?! Why are there not millions of Boomerangs still flying? Why?!

[FliesFLL]

Is it me or do Rutan's designs tend to look like a joint?

[billn]

Because you can does not make it a good idea. Burt loves to be unusual just to get attention. If he put in as much effort as he did on this aircraft towards a classical twin configuration, that twin would be a much better aircraft than this one. The asymmetry looks cool but also also brings undesirable differences in stall and spin characteristics.

[danbenson]

I wish Burt put his energies into further Defiant development. Despite its soundness, the Boomerang was too weird for market acceptance.

[ИванДаниленко-ущ]

Это не наваторское решение а косяк на косеке.

[michelguevara]

asymetrical aircraft is not a new concept.
the germans had them during the 1940s.
why are americans so clueless?

[LokVale-]

That's a design made by the Germans during world war 2.

[heinwein]

Looks a lot like the Blohm&Voss 141 the german reconaissance plane. The Wings are apparently different but the Rest?? The Idea was good, the sight incredible and the Plane was, in reffering to Eric "Winkel" Brown the RAF testpilot, stable and easy to fly.
Like every Aircraft it has its flaws but the Germans knew, you can't go further and advance in Science and Technic without failures. Learning by doing, was and is, allways the best approach...isn't it not like that??

[tonytrott]

yawn this is a copy of a ww2 german design