# Scaled Composites: Flying the Impossible

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Podcast: [Fighter Pilot Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430)
Published: 2025-12-18T16:00:32+00:00
Episode link: https://scaled.com/
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## Resource

Few companies in aviation history can claim an average of one new aircraft flown every year for four decades. Enter Scaled Composites. Founded in 1982 by legendary designer Burt Rutan , Scaled Composites specializes in designing, building, and flight-testing proof-of-concept, prototype, and milestone-achieving aircraft—often pushing the edge of what’s thought possible. On this episode, Scaled Composites President Greg Morris and engineering test pilot Justin Gillen pull back the curtain on this extraordinary organization. They explain how Scaled safely develops and flies so many radically different aircraft, why real-world flight test is far more disciplined than Hollywood would have you believe, and what it takes to turn bold ideas into first flights. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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