Burt Rutan

Burt Rutan

male, 66 years old
Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943 in Estacada, Oregon) is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing...
Jules Verne

Jules Verne

male, deceased (1905)
Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8 1828-March 24 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such...
Wiley Post

Wiley Post

male, deceased (1935)
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 - August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high...

Joseph Smith

male
Joseph ("Joe") Smith was an English aircraft designer who took over as Chief Designer for Supermarine's upon the death of R. J. Mitchell and led...
Kenneth Arnold

Kenneth Arnold

male, deceased (1984)
Kenneth A. Arnold (born March 29, 1915 in Sebeka, Minnesota; died January 16 1984 in Bellevue, Washington) was an American businessman and pilot....
Ziad Jarrah

Ziad Jarrah

male, deceased (2001)
Ziad Samir Jarrah (May 11, 1975 - September 11, 2001), was the hijacker who acted as pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, part of the September 11,...
Walter Extra

Walter Extra

male
Walter Extra is a German award-winning aerobatic pilot, chief aircraft designer and founder of Extra Flugzeugbau (Extra Aircraft Construction), a...
Joe Baugher

Joe Baugher

male, 68 years old
Joseph F. Baugher (born 1941) is a retired physicist, software engineer, and textbook author, who is also notable for his series of articles on...
Marcel Dassault

Marcel Dassault

male, deceased (1986)
Marcel Dassault, born Marcel Bloch was a French aircraft industrialist. After graduating from the lycée Condorcet, "Breguet School" and Supaero, h...
D. B. Cooper

D. B. Cooper

male
D. B. Cooper (aka "Dan Cooper") is a pseudonym given to a notorious aircraft hijacker who, on November 24, 1971, after receiving a ransom payout of...