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Aircraft Pilot is a directory of aircraft that generally fit
into what are described as ultralight aircraft, advanced ultralight
aircraft,
light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, experimental
aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt
aircraft in the United States and Canada. These include
weight shift aircraft, more commonly known as trikes,
powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
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Ridge Runner experimental
aircraft, experimental
lightsport aircraft, amateur built aircraft.
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Manufacturer/www.realflying.com
Several years ago a new company came to
Oshkosh with a brand new design - the Skyraider by Flying K
Enterprises. At that time I did an interview with Stace
Schrader about his craft that looked a lot like a single
place version of the venerable Kitfox.
Stace is no longer with Flying K - he and his father have
started a new company called "Rocky Mountain Wings, LLC and
are now supplying the light plane market with the Ridge
Runner.
He had on display a partially build Ridge
Runner. Over the past 12 years Stace has worked for Avid
Aircraft, Kitfox, and himself building kit planes. |
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He credits his success to Dan Denny, Dean
Wilson, and Phil Read - and with the knowledge and
experience developed from them has now gone out, and with
his father has started "Rocky Mountain Wings, LLC." The
Ridge Runner will follow the lines of the "Skyraider" in
that it will be a single place tail dragger, featuring a
4130 chrome-moly powder coated steel airframe, with metal
leading and trailing edge spars and wood ribs, covered in
1.7 oz fabric. It will use standard stick and rudder
controls, have folding wings, and be trailerable for short
distances.
A completed plane in the ultralight configuration should
take about 300 hours to build, come in at 250 lbs with a
gross weight of just over 500 lbs. The experimental version
will take about the same time to build but will have a gross
weight of just over 900 lbs.
When equipped with the 503 Rotax the Ridge Runner should
cruise at 85 mph with a climb rate of over 1400 feet per
minute.
For more information contact:
Rocky Mountain Wings LLC
PO Box 1188
Nampa ID 83653-1188 |
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Ridge Runner Ultralight |
Ridge Runner II ** |
Est.
Empty Weight |
250lbs |
350lbs |
Gross
Weight |
500lbs |
900lbs |
Est.
Useful Load |
250lbs |
550lbs |
Wing
Span |
26.20 ft |
26.20 ft |
Wing
Chord |
46 in |
46 in |
Wing
Area |
99.40
sq. ft |
99.40
sq. ft |
Length |
17 ft |
17 ft |
Height |
5.17 ft |
5.17 ft |
Width
Folded |
8 ft |
8 ft |
Length
Folded |
20 ft |
20 ft |
Gear
Width |
4.66 ft |
4.66 ft |
Cabin
Width |
24 in |
24 in |
Fuel
Capacity |
5 gal |
5 gal |
Range |
175
miles |
150
miles |
Rate of
Climb fpm. |
800 |
1400 |
Cruise
Speed MPH |
58 |
90 |
Stall
Speed MPH |
24 |
29 |
Takeoff
Roll ft. W/flaps |
50 |
100 |
Landing
Ground roll ft. |
50 |
75 |
Simple Construction- Build time is
275-375 hours, depending on shop set up and
experience. *Speed wing available ** Ridge Runner II
is not a full two place. It has a small jump seat or
cargo area |
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