Rutan Model 72 Grizzly towing the Rutan Solitaire Glider

The Rutan Model 72 Grizzly is a tandem-wing STOL research bush plane aircraft designed by Burt Rutan was the first experimental airplane to tow another experimental airplane (the Rutan Solitaire glider) on June 23, 1982 over the Mohave High Desert with special permission from the FAA.

Media: Office supplies, Bic pens, white acrylic tube paints, assorted pen & inks.

Client: Michael Schratt, Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Researcher, Black Project Concept Prototype Aircraft Design Researcher, Special Access Programs Historian, Tucson, Arizona in 2016-2019. Mike is also well known in the UFO community and likes to render in AutoCad and a number of computer engineering design programs. He is and remains a good friend.