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Burt Rutan, an Uncommon card
Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan is an American retired aerospace engineer and entrepreneur noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, and energy-efficient air and space craft.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 76,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Burt Rutan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Burt Rutan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He designed the record-breaking Voyager, which in 1986 was the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or ______.
Answer
refueling. He designed the record-breaking Voyager, which in 1986 was the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. From the Burt Rutan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He also designed the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which in ____ set the world record for the fastest and longest nonstop non-refueled circumnavigation flight in history.
Answer
2000s. He also designed the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which in 2006 set the world record for the fastest and longest nonstop non-refueled circumnavigation flight in history. From the Burt Rutan article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He designed the record-breaking Voyager, which in 1986 was the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling.
- He also designed the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which in 2006 set the world record for the fastest and longest nonstop non-refueled circumnavigation flight in history.
- In 2004, Rutan's sub-orbital spaceplane design SpaceShipOne became the first privately funded spacecraft to enter the realm of space, winning the Ansari X-Prize that year for achieving the feat twice within a two-week period.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Burt Rutan article was read about 76,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Burt Rutan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Burt Rutan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
