Frederick Rodgers Dent III – In Memoriam. A fighter pilot and Colonel in the U.S. Air Force (Ret.), died Jan. 1, 2014. Born at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, April 3, 1934.
Today in History – July 26, 1998 – Burt Rutan launches first flight of the Scaled Composites Proteus
26 July 1998 – Burt Rutan’s “Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-altitude long endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft as high altitude telecommunications relays. The Proteus is a multi-mission vehicle able to carry various payloads on a ventral pylon. The Proteus has an extremely efficient design,