Team Rocket F1 Rocket

F1 Rocket
Role	Sport monoplane
National origin	United States
Designer	International High Performance Aircraft
First flight	2000
Number built	7+
Developed from	Van's Aircraft RV-4

The Team Rocket F1 Rocket is a two-seat sportplane designed in Czech Republic by International High Performance Aircraft and marketed as a kit for amateur construction by Team Rocket of Texas, United States.

Development and design

The F1 Rocket is a tandem two-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane built mainly in Aluminium.^[1] The Rocket has a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel. Designed to be built with a range of nose-mounted engines between 235 and 350 hp (175 and 224 kW) the prototype has a Lycoming IO-540 with a three-bladed propeller.^[1] The F1 has tandem seating for two with a rear-sliding canopy and a fixed windscreen.^[1] The prototype first flew in the United States in November 2000 and by 2003 seven others had flown. By 2014, over 80 had flown.^[2]

Variants

F1 Rocket

Tandem-seat variant

F1 Evo

Evolutionary variant design, powered by a 350 hp (261 kW) Continental IO-550, giving a cruise speed of 240 mph (386 km/h) and a rate of climb of 3445 fpm (17.5 m/s).^[3]

Specifications (F1 Rocket)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
• Wingspan: 21 ft 6 in (6.56 m)
• Wing area: 106.0 sq ft (9.85 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,199 lb (544 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,000 lb (907 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 Flat-six piston engine, 260 hp (190 kW)
• Propellers: 3-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 253 mph; 220 kn (407 km/h)
• Cruising speed: 230 mph; 200 kn (370 km/h) 75% Power
• Stall speed: 54 mph; 47 kn (87 km/h)
• Range: 1,150 mi; 999 nmi (1,850 km) 55% Power
• Rate of climb: 3,500 ft/min (18 m/s)

References

Notes

1. Jackson 2003, p. 740
3. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 123. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Bibliography

• Jackson, ed. (2003). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04. Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)