The Scaled Composites Model 81 Catbird is a high-efficiency five-seat single-engine all-composite general aviation aircraft designed by Burt Rutan.

In 1988 Beechcraft sold Scaled Composites to the partnership of Rutan and the Wyman-Gordon Company, who also acquired the rights to a number of the designs, including Model 81 Catbird.

The aircraft was restored to flying condition by Zach Reeder, Jim Reed and Mike Melvill.

Catbird holds the world record for speed over a closed circuit of 5,000 km without payload of 334.44 km/h, set in 2014[2] in Category C-1c, Landplanes with take-off weights from 1000 to 1750 kg.

[3] Piloted by Dick Rutan, it subsequently won the 1993 CAFE Challenge with a record score and a speed of 210.73 mph (339.14 km/h), fuel consumption of 20.15 mpg (US miles and gallons) and a payload of 976.63 pounds (442.99 kg).