Burt Rutan inspired me in the late seventies to be an aeronautical engineer, but I entered in mechanical engineering instead. Due to difficulties in understanding fisics and mathematics, I finally graduated in accounting, but my passion on planes continues today! This year I had the pleasure to see Burt at the AirVenture on Oshkosh. I great man and a wonderful aeronautical engineer!
Depending on reference source, there's up to Nine currently flying. Parent company Raytheon sold the entire stock of spare parts to one of the owners, and many of the parts used for engines, landing gear, control systems and avionics are common to other aircraft, or variations of what is used in other craft, so the majority of parts other then airframe-specific are not dificult to obtain. The nature of Carbon Composites though, over time cracking and aging, will lead to a requirement to replace signifigant components, though manufacture of composite parts is now much more common, and should fall in to the same catagory as maintaining any classic aircraft. It'll be less expensive then keeping FiFi in the air.
That's Rob Scherer's Starship. The only remaining airworthy example I believe. Kudos to him for keeping it from destruction at Pinal and keeping it flying. Tremendous effort 😎
There are a total of 6 airworthy examples from what I last read. I actually live down the street from the facility in Addison, Texas where they maintain two of them (NC-33 and NC-50).
Beechcraft Starship so advanced for a aircraft from the 80's, so sad it was a commercial flop. No one was ready for such a change in aviation when it appeared.
The flop occurred when Beechcraft marketed the airplane to include ALL maintenance covered by Beech. The problem arose with the company that carried out the maintenance, they were overcharging Beech to the point where it was not economically reasonable to support the aircraft so Beech recalled all of the leases offering operators KingAirs. Those owning the few refused to sell them back.
What is it about the pusher designs like this and the Piaggio that make them sound so unique? Is it the propeller shape? I get that being a pusher causes the unique sound, but why specifically?
Только я посмотрел серию с этим самолетом в прекрасном сериале "Murder, She Wrote", и вот: «Tonight on Murder She Wrote»)))) Эта машина на следующей вкладке на всей красе. За нами следят!!!))))
Okay - that looks like a craft right out of a James Bond movie - should be called a 'Beechcraft 007'... with appropriate secret agent music playing during the fly-by. 1:33 - meanwhile - whoever came up with the idea for a plane with an outrigger for its twin engine? Very "Polynesian"-looking.
That was the Shinden. It was an actual Japanese design from the end of WW2. Ese fue el "Shinden." Era un diseño japonés real de finales de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
@@CorrieBergeron muchas gracias por la información es un avión diferente a los demás por sus alas al igual que los del vídeo muy llamativo de nuevo gracias por leer el mensaje saludos desde México
The Starbarge was Beechcrafts biggest failures! They thought they knew more than Rutan. That is why they stopped building them. They are slow and terrible performance. They even tried leasing them and they all got returned!
Arrr, Nope. They didn't 'get returned'. Beechcraft cancelled the leases to bring back the ones they had control over. The economics of the period, including a luxury tax, and the then higher price of the Carbon Composite parts, had more effect on sales then any other factors. None of the aircraft that had been bought (not leased) were returned by the customers, Beechcraft created a program to incentivise the customers to update to a newer product, just the same as the car industry does to get you to trade-in your old for new. They are not 'slow' or have 'terrible performance', what they were, was expensive for Beechcraft to build.
@@PiDsPagePrototypes You may want to check your facts. I remember when they were giving rides away at the airport where they did the flight tests and no one wanted to go! When Cutter used them for charter flights no one wanted them a second time! Beech screwed the pooch on this one!
The Beech Starship is just gorgeous!
The Rutan brothers designed and built some amazing aircraft
Burt was the designer, Dick the skilled pilot.
Didn't know there was more than one
The Starship will always be the most beautiful plane ever built!
Burt Rutan inspired me in the late seventies to be an aeronautical engineer, but I entered in mechanical engineering instead.
Due to difficulties in understanding fisics and mathematics, I finally graduated in accounting, but my passion on planes continues today!
This year I had the pleasure to see Burt at the AirVenture on Oshkosh.
I great man and a wonderful aeronautical engineer!
Amazing to see that there is still a Starship flying. I would really like to know how they are maintaining these aircraft.
Same way they take care of a WW2 era aircraft. Or really any of the ancient still flying GA aircraft lol. Carefully and expensively
I thought all the starships had been destroyed. Glad there's at least one still airworthy.
There is still 6 airworthy I believe
Depending on reference source, there's up to Nine currently flying. Parent company Raytheon sold the entire stock of spare parts to one of the owners, and many of the parts used for engines, landing gear, control systems and avionics are common to other aircraft, or variations of what is used in other craft, so the majority of parts other then airframe-specific are not dificult to obtain.
The nature of Carbon Composites though, over time cracking and aging, will lead to a requirement to replace signifigant components, though manufacture of composite parts is now much more common, and should fall in to the same catagory as maintaining any classic aircraft. It'll be less expensive then keeping FiFi in the air.
I remember first hearing and than seeing one of these fly over the Bronx in the mid 90’s. Very cool!
Thank you for no music, shows true profession!
That's Rob Scherer's Starship. The only remaining airworthy example I believe. Kudos to him for keeping it from destruction at Pinal and keeping it flying. Tremendous effort 😎
There are a total of 6 airworthy examples from what I last read. I actually live down the street from the facility in Addison, Texas where they maintain two of them (NC-33 and NC-50).
Nice to see the Rutan aircraft getting some love! Burt was definitely thinking outside of the box!
As much as all these planes are amazing, I'm blown away by the little Quickie at 4:00. Only 18 HP! Less than a flying backpack.
Glad to see Boomarang back in the air.
Excellent job on the video!
So cool to see a Starship flying!
Beechcraft Starship so advanced for a aircraft from the 80's, so sad it was a commercial flop. No one was ready for such a change in aviation when it appeared.
The flop occurred when Beechcraft marketed the airplane to include ALL maintenance covered by Beech. The problem arose with the company that carried out the maintenance, they were overcharging Beech to the point where it was not economically reasonable to support the aircraft so Beech recalled all of the leases offering operators KingAirs. Those owning the few refused to sell them back.
Nice to see the Starship flying again!
Fantastic video!
that flew over my house twice in LA
Hello congratulations that PIAGGIO type Canard aircraft is a beauty. Thank you for your video, your friend Oscar.
Delta wing props don’t exi-
I worked at VCV for four years and would see the Beech Starship and a few other oddities use the long runways.
These aircraft are weird but beautiful! Thanks for posting :)
Unusual, weird, but Wonderful !! Just love that jigger with the wingtip wheels.
1:39 ok now that’s a “Simple Planes” design if I ever saw one 😅
Seriously is this an Unusual aircraft designs Show !?
How did that one even Fly !?
There are hulks of these beautiful aircraft around. If I had the money, I would rejuvenate them all!!!
RUTAN was a genius
Splendid!
What is it about the pusher designs like this and the Piaggio that make them sound so unique? Is it the propeller shape? I get that being a pusher causes the unique sound, but why specifically?
The exhaust is blown through the prop and creates some unique turbulence.
@@jackvandermeer2392 Ah, okay. Thanks!
Только я посмотрел серию с этим самолетом в прекрасном сериале "Murder, She Wrote", и вот: «Tonight on Murder She Wrote»)))) Эта машина на следующей вкладке на всей красе. За нами следят!!!))))
Okay - that looks like a craft right out of a James Bond movie - should be called a 'Beechcraft 007'... with appropriate secret agent music playing during the fly-by.
1:33 - meanwhile - whoever came up with the idea for a plane with an outrigger for its twin engine? Very "Polynesian"-looking.
Check out the German BV-141 from WW2 .
@@chrisbisho9785 WOW - just as weird back then. But then, the outrigger's been around even longer, at least on the water.
Rutan certainly designed numerous unique aircraft, none of which were commercial successes.
Does the fuel system operate by electronic injection?
I have almost 500 hours in this model. Be-2000 is the type rating.
Oof, the Variviggen is already a draggy plane, I can't even imagine how bad it flies with the wheels down.
2:34 what is this again?
Rutan Boomerang
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_Boomerang
Canard Appreciation Day
My friend, Don Easton built the first two prototypes of the starship. As a time I think he is with Edo or fiber sciences.
If I was rich, I would have one.
Did you hear that john Williams of Titian aircraft died,
👍👍
I wonder if tail strike like event happend during take off and BAAMMMM, two props are nowhere to be seen!
I think Burt smoked alot of pot before sitting down to draw.
I wonder why the main gear of the VariViggen was left down? Nosewheel was up fine
Son muy parecidos al avión de la última película de Godzilla la versión japonésa son muy interesantes estos aviones
That was the Shinden. It was an actual Japanese design from the end of WW2. Ese fue el "Shinden." Era un diseño japonés real de finales de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
@@CorrieBergeron muchas gracias por la información es un avión diferente a los demás por sus alas al igual que los del vídeo muy llamativo de nuevo gracias por leer el mensaje saludos desde México
They are beautiful wacky machines 🎉
absurd catches!
OLA BOA NOITE/ TERÇA FEIRA/ 13/08/2024.OK
Looks like the island of (expensive) misfit toys.
To the unknowing or mentally defective it just might.
Какая корявая техника.
The Starbarge was Beechcrafts biggest failures! They thought they knew more than Rutan. That is why they stopped building them. They are slow and terrible performance. They even tried leasing them and they all got returned!
Arrr, Nope. They didn't 'get returned'. Beechcraft cancelled the leases to bring back the ones they had control over. The economics of the period, including a luxury tax, and the then higher price of the Carbon Composite parts, had more effect on sales then any other factors. None of the aircraft that had been bought (not leased) were returned by the customers, Beechcraft created a program to incentivise the customers to update to a newer product, just the same as the car industry does to get you to trade-in your old for new.
They are not 'slow' or have 'terrible performance', what they were, was expensive for Beechcraft to build.
@@PiDsPagePrototypes You may want to check your facts. I remember when they were giving rides away at the airport where they did the flight tests and no one wanted to go! When Cutter used them for charter flights no one wanted them a second time! Beech screwed the pooch on this one!
@@jhaedtler The one thing Beech did wrong, was not build it with a longer body to have more rows of seats.
@@PiDsPagePrototypes So want the slowest banana flying?
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