About The Radial Rocket

That's right! - The Radial Rocket is now available with a tri-cycle /retractable landing gear configuration, taking the Radial Rocket design to a new level, with a new look and even more performance. The new gear configuration greatly enhances ease of gound handling and over-the-nose visibility during ground operations. Although the tailwheel configured Radial Rocket has excellent ground handling manners, a tailwheel configuration may not be right for every pilot. With the new gear configuration, even more pilots will be able to comfortably enjoy the look, feel, power and performance of the Radial Rocket.

The Radial Rocket design started with the desire for a high performance, aerobatic, two-seat, radial engine powered fun machine that would also have excellent cross country speed, comfort, and utility. And oh yes, it had to evoke the look and feel of a radial engine fighter.

Power supplied by the M-14P radial engine completes the Radial Rocket design, providing outstanding aerobatic and cross country performance, accompanied by what some have described as the best sound in aviation.

The result is the Radial Rocket - a distinctive design blending style, sound and performance.

Flying the Radial Rocket is a truly exhilarating experience! Outstanding power-to- weight and thrust-to-weight ratios deliver impressive acceleration and short field takeoff capability, followed by awesome climb performance. A very clean airframe, with careful attention to aerodynamic detail, ensures fast and efficient cruise performance.

Comfortable and spacious cockpit seating combines with superb visibility through the one piece bubble canopy to further enhance the Radial Rocket flying experience.

Precise, powerful control authority yields crisp aerobatic response - Ultimate sport aerobatic capability at your fingertips. When it is time to land, this same control authority, combined with a fully slotted flap design, results in solid and comfortable low-speed flying qualities.

The functional aspect of the Radial Rocket design begins with a spacious comfortable cockpit for pilot and copilot, even when wearing chutes and helmets, A generous center of gravity envelope, combined with both forward and aft baggage areas, allows for maximum loading utility.

The wide ranging performance envelope exhibited by the Radial Rocket demands an airfoil that can deliver both low and high speed performance. The Radial Rocket features a natural laminar flow airfoil designed to perform efficiently throughout the speed spectrum. Careful attention to the design of the fully slotted flap system leads to solid low speed capability and control. A tapered wing planform with a relatively high aspect ratio is an important contributor to overall efficiency. Structurally, the Radial Rocket's one-piece wing yields maximum strength for minimum weight, while significantly reducing complexity and build time.

Primary aerodynamic controls are simple, reliable and precise. Elevators and ailerons are actuated via push-pull tubes. The rudder is cable actuated.

The Radial Rocket airframe is constructed primarily of high temperature, oven-cured molded composite panels utilizing a honeycomb core - light, strong and smooth, enabling a low drag, high performance design.

The Radial Rocket is available as a Streamline Airframe Kit. Customized builder assist services are available up to and including a ready to fly Radial Rocket. - Contact us for details.