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Twenty Years Ago He Was Bigger Than Elon Musk—Has Aerospace Learned From His Failure?

Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast by Guy Ferneyhough

May 15, 202626:46News & Politics

Vern Raburn's attempt to mass-produce low-cost airplanes was a flop. Was Eclipse the forerunner to today's air mobility ventures? Guest columnist Richard Aboulafia and retired editor Fred George join Aviation Week's Joe...

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Twenty Years Ago He Was Bigger Than Elon Musk—Has Aerospace Learned From His Failure? is an episode from Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast by Guy Ferneyhough. Vern Raburn's attempt to mass-produce low-cost airplanes was a flop. Was Eclipse th...

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Published May 15, 2026, 26:46 long, audio available.

Twenty Years Ago He Was Bigger Than Elon Musk—Has Aerospace Learned From His Failure?

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