Radial Rocket | |
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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)
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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.
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 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.
As of 2017[update], six examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.
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