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Brian Binnie was born on 26 April, 1953 in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is a US Navy officer and test pilot (1953–2022). Discover Brian Binnie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
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Test pilot |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
26 April, 1953 |
| Birthday |
26 April |
| Birthplace |
West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Date of death |
15 September, 2022 |
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| Nationality |
United States
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Brian Binnie Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Brian Binnie Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Brian Binnie worth at the age of 69 years old? Brian Binnie’s income source is mostly from being a successful officer. He is from United States. We have estimated Brian Binnie's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
William Brian Binnie (April 26, 1953 – September 15, 2022) was a United States Navy officer and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites and flown from 2003 to 2004.
Binnie was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, on April 26, 1953, where his Scottish father William P. Binnie was a professor of physics at Purdue University.
The family returned to Scotland when Binnie was five, and lived in Aberdeen (his father taught at Aberdeen University) and later in Stirling.
When Binnie was a teenager the family moved to Boston.
Binnie earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Brown University.
He earned a master's degree from Brown in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Binnie was rejected by the United States Air Force, and enrolled at Princeton University, where he earned a master's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering He served for 21 years in the United States Navy as a naval aviator, reaching the rank of commander.
He flew the A-7 Corsair II, A-6 Intruder, F/A-18 Hornet, and AV-8B Harrier II.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in 1988.
Binnie also copiloted the Atmospheric Test Vehicle of the Rotary Rocket.
On December 17, 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight, Binnie piloted the first powered test flight of SpaceShipOne, flight 11P, which reached a top speed of Mach 1.2 and a height of 20.7 km. On October 4, 2004, he piloted SpaceShipOne's second Ansari X Prize flight, flight 17P, winning the X Prize and becoming the 436th person to go into space.
His flight, which peaked at 367442 ft, set a winged aircraft altitude record for suborbital flights, breaking the old record set by the North American X-15 in 1963.
It also earned him the second Astronaut Badge to be given by the FAA for a flight aboard a privately operated commercial spacecraft.
In 2006, he received an honorary degree from the University of Aberdeen.
In 2014 Binnie joined XCOR Aerospace as senior engineer and test pilot, after working as a test pilot and program business manager for Scaled Composites for many years.
Binnie and his wife, Bub, had three children.
Binnie died on September 15, 2022, at age 69.
