Burt Rutan, who retired from his company Scaled Composites in 2010 only to announce he is building a new airplane in his garage, provided some details regarding the progress on what he has named the SkiGull.
The SkiGull is designed as a multi purpose airplane capable of landing on water (it incorporates design details to prevent corrosion in salt water), snow and unimproved surfaces. Rutan recently unveiled the first images of his new design at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The legendary designer had hoped to fly his first prototype to the show, but the airplane was not ready.
