Altitude Radial Rocket Explained
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.
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 360to and the standard engine used is the 3600NaN0 Vedeneyev M-14P four-stroke powerplant.
Operational history
, seven examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.[2] One Radial Rocket TD was completed in South Africa in April 2019.[3]
Variants
- Radial Rocket RG
Retractable tricycle gear model. It has a 26.81NaN1 span wing, a wing area of 93.9square feet and a gross weight of 2575lb. Construction time from the supplied kit is 2000 hours. Two were reported flying by the end of 2011.
- Radial Rocket TD
Fixed taildragger gear model. It has a 25.51NaN1 span wing, a wing area of 90.8square feet and a gross weight of 2550lb. Construction time from the supplied kit is 1900 hours. Four were reported flying by the end of 2011.Notes and References
- Vandermeullen. Richard. December 2011. 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide. Kitplanes. Belvoir Publications. 28. 12. 42. 0891-1851.
- Web site: Aircraft Inquiry . 2023-03-27 . registry.faa.gov.
- Web site: Calitz . Garth . 2022-01-18 . Radial Rocket ZU-IJP Brief Build Summary . 2023-03-27 . flightlineweekly . en.
