Altitude Radial Rocket

Radial Rocket
Altitude Radial Rocket RG
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Altitude Group
Status In production (2011)
Number built 6
Unit cost
US$74,500 (RG model, kit only,2011)
Altitude Radial Rocket RG
Altitude Radial Rocket RG
Altitude Radial Rocket TD

The Altitude Radial Rocket is an American amateur-built aircraft, produced by the Altitude Group of Overland Park, Kansas. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]

Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single radial engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from composites. The wing span and area as well as gross weight varies depending on the model. The Radial Rocket's recommended engine power range is 360 to 400 hp (268 to 298 kW) and the standard engine used is the 360 hp (268 kW) Vedeneyev M-14P four-stroke powerplant.[1]

Operational history

By October 2012 five examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.[2]

Variants

Radial Rocket RG
Retractable tricycle gear model. It has a 26.8 ft (8.2 m) span wing, a wing area of 93.9 sq ft (8.72 m2) and a gross weight of 2,575 lb (1,168 kg). Construction time from the supplied kit is 2000 hours. Two were reported flying by the end of 2011.[1]
Radial Rocket TD
Fixed taildragger gear model. It has a 25.5 ft (7.8 m) span wing, a wing area of 90.8 sq ft (8.44 m2) and a gross weight of 2,550 lb (1,160 kg). Construction time from the supplied kit is 1900 hours. Four were reported flying by the end of 2011.[1]

Specifications (Radial Rocket RG)

Data from Kitplanes[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 42. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Federal Aviation Administration (28 October 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 28 October 2012.

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