From: "Larry"

Is there any other group with comparable results or a "close second"?

Larry

There are a few other in the works. I don't think they are anywhere near SC.
There were a few hopeful starts like the Clipper that used rotors to slow
descent. They had a few successful partial scale flights before the thing fell
over on landing.

One thing's for sure Rutan doesn't mind strange looking vehicles. This one
looks like something out of Flash Gordon.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired