The RK-6 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high wing, a tandem two-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1] [2]
The forward fuselage is made from welded steel with a wooden laminate covering in the cockpit area, while the tailboom is made from aluminum tubing The tail surfaces are constructed from aluminum tubing, are strut-braced and covered in Dacron sailcloth. The wings are wooden, produced by Arvydas Vaicekauskas and are equipped with Junkers-style flaperons with flap deflections of 20 and 40 degrees. Its wingspan is 10.71NaN1 and has an area of 12.5m2. The standard engine available is the 640NaN0 Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant. The aircraft can also be flown without the canopy fitted, if desired.[1] [2] [3]