[Flightdeck]

And correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Rutan design Helios I, that recently crashed? Not that I'm taking away from that impressive achievement, something about him just rubs me the wrong way.

[tricky_k_1972]

Picked off of Space Ref:

As much as 75 percent, by weight, of the Helios Prototype solar electric airplane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean June 26 has been recovered from the waters several miles west of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The Helios Prototype is part of a NASA Dryden Flight Research Center project to develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies to enable UAVs to perform a variety of long-duration missions including environmental monitoring and telecommunications relay services. Helios was built and operated by AeroVironment, Inc. of Monrovia, Calif.

Burt Rutan's company is Scaled Composites LLC, Mojave, CA.

Just out of curiosity why don't you like Burt Rutan?

[anymouse]

I'm sure Burt stays awake at nights worried that "something about him just rubs you the wrong way." /sarcasm

Maybe you should get to know someone a bit more before you decide to hate them. Especially when you anonymously libel them on FR.