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  • Price: Call for Price
  • Year: 2007
  • Registration Number: G-RCKT
  • Listing ID: 6740935
  • Partner ID: 60581
  • Posted On: Oct 3, 2024
  • Updated On: Oct 3, 2024

Description

This wonderful fast aircraft has one owner built by Kevin Armstrong (deceased) and first flown in 2007. Now owned by the sons who are non pilots and wishing to sell. The aircraft has been issued a new permit to fly by the LAA valid till 12-Sept-25. During the annual inspection the cylinders were removed for inspection of cam shaft and general serviceability. No problems found.

Airplane time state:
Total hours since new 211:40.
Engine Lycoming IO-540 D4A5 with 211 hours.
Propeller Hartzell 2 blade last inspection 6 Aug 2024 with form 1 release.

Avionics

Trig 8.33 and mode S transponder.

Interior

Please refer to photos. The hole in the panel is the removal of a non approved "historic" VOR. I would suggest this area to be used for a modern iPad with moving map navigation.

Exterior

Wheel spats to be refitted after minor repairs and not shown in the current photos.

Additional Features

Typical cruise speed is 170 kts indicated and a TAS of 187 kts (GPS derived), with 52 lts per hour.

This aircraft is a "Time Machine" shrinking Europe. Flown to the Black Sea, Romania in a day as I recall.

Currently historically this a/c certified at MTOW of 1781 lbs, currently there is an application with the LAA to increase this to the designers MTOW of 2000 lbs. Being the first Rocket in the UK for reasons of "expeditious" LAA permit issue the lower weight was used prior to experience on type being obtained.

This aircraft is one of the fastest and easiest aircraft to maintain being with the LAA. Exceptional opportunity to own an easy to fly "RV type" with special performance.

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